Tony Granato

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  • Tony Granato is the former head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to coaching, he played at the University of Wisconsin and then played for 13 seasons in the National Hockey League.Official Site: Tony Granato Head Coach

    Granato was fired on June 4, 2009, after leading the team to the worst season in team history. He was replaced by Joe Sacco.

  • NHL Career

    Tony Granato was drafted by the New York Rangers in 1982. He went on to attend the University of Wisconsin, and after graduation, committed to the U.S. National team and participated in the 1988 Olympics. His debut with the Rangers came in 1988.Official Site of the Colorado Avalanche: Tony Granato Head Coach Legends Of Hockey: Tony Granato Granato played for the Rangers from 1988 to 1990 before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He played with the Kings until 1996, and then played the last five seasons of his career with the San Jose Sharks, retiring in 2001.Hockey-Reference.com: Tony Granato Stats

  • Career Highlights

  • Coaching Career

    Tony Granato became the assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche on June 18, 2002. Six months later he became the head coach, leading the Avalanche to their ninth consecutive division title.Official Site of the Colorado Avalanche: Tony Granato Head Coach

    At the end of the 2004 season, assistant coach Rick Tocchet retired unexpectedly. Former Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville had recently been released from the St. Louis Blues, and the Avalanche took the opportunity to bring him back into the organization, moving Granato back to assistant in order to give Quenville the head coach position. Granato supported the move, saying "when there's a hole in your staff and you have a chance to get better behind the bench, I think any organization would look to do what's best for the organization".ESPN.com: Granato Will Return To Assistant Job (July 8, 2004)

    On May 22, 2008 Tony Granato replaced Quenneville as head coach of the Avalanche.Official Site of the Colorado Avalanche: Tony Granato Head Coach


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