Cammi Granato becomes 2nd woman named to HHOF Selection Committee

Cammi Granato will be the newest member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the institution announced Tuesday.

The American legend is joining an 18-member group that includes only one other woman, Cassie Campbell-Pascall.

Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson is retiring from the committee on Dec. 31. He's served as its chair for seven years and has been part of the group for more than two decades. Mike Gartner will take over as chair, having served on the committee since 2009. Granato and Gartner will assume their new roles on Jan. 1.

Granato was one of the first two women inducted into the Hall along with Angela James in 2010. Granato captained Team USA to gold at the 1998 Olympics and was the all-time leading scorer in women's international hockey at the time of her retirement. She's currently a pro scout for the Seattle Kraken and became the first woman to hold that title in NHL history when the expansion franchise hired her in 2019.

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