Following a college career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Granato was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round (120th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Granato made an immediate impact in his first NHL season with the Rangers, leading the team in goals scored (36), which still stands as the team record for goals by a rookie. The following season, in what the Rangers officials (at the time) called 'the biggest [deal] in club history' Granato, along with Rangers teammate Tomas Sandstrom, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on January 20, 1990 for center Bernie Nicholls.
Los Angeles Kings
Granato continued to be a prolific goal scorer with Kings. During a February 9, 1994 game in Los Angeles, Granato, after receiving a hard hit from Chicago'sNeil Wilkinson, retaliated by hitting Wilkinson in the head with a two handed slash. Granato was subsequently suspended by the NHL for 15 games. As of 2012, this was the 7th longest suspension in NHL history. In 1997, while with the Sharks, Granato received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. On January 25, 1996, while still with the Kings, Granato suffered a serious head injury in a game against Hartford that resulted in a bleeding on the left lobe of his brain. He underwent surgery, and although there was speculation that he would not play again, he did return to the ice in the 1996-97 season after having been traded to the San Jose Sharks.
"Our expectations here every year are to win the Stanley Cup. So if you don't, you don't feel like you've fulfilled that. It was disappointing, but being able to sit back now and give our guys a whole summer to heal and rest and get ready for next season, that's a positive that comes out of it. Yeah, it hurt bad losing to them, but it's something you have to deal with when it happens, and then you move on and try to become better because of it."
"Peter was huge, especially in the second half of the year. I think we were in 11th or 12th in our conference [at the halfway point], but we were able to rally behind that line offensively. They did the things that helped us win a ninth straight division title. When you go from 11th or 12th in the conference to winning your division on the last day, you got to be sparked by someone who can take the lead. And that was what Peter was able to do."
"Everyone made a big deal about it, but I didn't understand how it couldn't work. I think it's just people trying to look at a situation and create something that's really nothing."
"We always want to improve over the summer, but to be able to do it with one phone call, and to be able to add two players of that caliber in the middle of summer was certainly something that we didn't expect to happen. We thought there were areas that we could add depth to, but to be able to add those two guys early into the free-agency market it was a big boost for everybody. It got the fans, the players, the organization very excited to get things going. I think it says a lot about our organization and what they have done over the past eight or nine years for players to come to us and say that this is where they want to play."
"I'm surprised a lot of the guys didn't make it. But it's not an easy team to make and we already had three representatives, so I'm sure that played into it. If they were on different teams and they were having the years they are having, I'm sure they'd be on it. I'm sure they would love to be on it, but in the big picture I know what they are worried about and that's helping our team win."
Following a college career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Granato was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round (120th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Granato made an immediate impact in his first NHL season with the Rangers, leading the team in goals scored (36), which still stands as the team record for goals by a rookie. The following season, in what the Rangers officials (at the time) called 'the biggest [deal] in club history' Granato, along with Rangers teammate Tomas Sandstrom, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings on January 20, 1990 for center Bernie Nicholls.
Los Angeles Kings
Granato continued to be a prolific goal scorer with Kings. During a February 9, 1994 game in Los Angeles, Granato, after receiving a hard hit from Chicago'sNeil Wilkinson, retaliated by hitting Wilkinson in the head with a two handed slash. Granato was subsequently suspended by the NHL for 15 games. As of 2012, this was the 7th longest suspension in NHL history. In 1997, while with the Sharks, Granato received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. On January 25, 1996, while still with the Kings, Granato suffered a serious head injury in a game against Hartford that resulted in a bleeding on the left lobe of his brain. He underwent surgery, and although there was speculation that he would not play again, he did return to the ice in the 1996-97 season after having been traded to the San Jose Sharks.
For pregame and postgame shows, Pat Boyle, a Chicago sportscaster for two decades, will be joined by analyst Tony Granato, a former NHL player and coach, and studio contributor and backup analyst Caley Chelios, daughter of Hawks legend Chris Chelios.
Two of Smith's favorite NHL players as a kid were Chris Chelios and Tony Granato, because — of course — they're Wisconsin alumni ... Granato will be a full-time studio analyst on Hawks TV ...
For the Hawks, Pat Boyle, a Chicago sportscaster for two decades, will be joined by analyst Tony Granato, a former NHL player and coach, and studio contributor and backup analyst Caley Chelios, daughter of Hawks legend Chris Chelios.
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Chicago Tribune
14 Nov 2024
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14 Nov 2024