Tony Granato

Tony Granato (born July 25, 1964 in Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.) is an American retired National Hockey League left winger and a former head coach and assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche.
==Career==
===Playing career===
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. He has played for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. In February 1994, Granato was suspended by the NHL for 15 games after he slashed Chicago's Neil Wilkinson in the head during a game in Los Angeles. As of 2005 this was the 7th longest suspension in NHL history. In 1997, while with the Sharks, Granato received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. 
===Coaching career===
Granato joined the Colorado Avalanche as an assistant coach prior to the 2002–03 season. After a sub-par start to the season, the Avalanche fired head coach Bob Hartley on December 18, 2002 and Granato was subsequently promoted to permanent head coach. Despite the slow start under Hartley, the Avalanche went 32–11–8 under Granato and earned a playoff spot. However, they lost in the first round of the 2003 playoffs to the Minnesota Wild in 7 games. In his first full season behind the bench, Granato led Colorado to an impressive 40–22–20 record. After defeating the Dallas Stars in 5 games, the Avalanche lost to San Jose in 6.
After the disappointing playoff loss to the Sharks, Tony was replaced by Joel Quenneville. Granato was re-assigned and agreed to stay on as an assistant. He held that position for three seasons. On May 22, 2008, Granato was once again named head coach of the Avalanche after the departure of Quenneville for the 2008-09 season. After coaching the worst season the Avs have seen so far, posting a season record of 32-45-5, Granato was fired on June 3, 2009. 
Hockey player Cammi Granato is his younger sister and former NHL player Ray Ferraro is his brother-in-law. He has four children.
==Awards and achievements==
*1988–89 NHL All-Rookie Team
*1996–97 All-Star Game 
*1996–97 NHL Bill Masterton Trophy
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1983–84 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		35 	14 	17 	31 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		42 	33 	34 	67 	94 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		32 	25 	24 	49 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		42 	28 	45 	73 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Colorado Rangers 	IHL 		21 	13 	14 	27 	36 		8 	9 	4 	13 	16
1988–89 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		78 	36 	27 	63 	140 		4 	1 	1 	2 	21
1989–90 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		37 	7 	18 	25 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		19 	5 	6 	11 	45 		10 	5 	4 	9 	12
1990–91 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		68 	30 	34 	64 	154 		12 	1 	4 	5 	28
1991–92 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		80 	39 	29 	68 	187 		6 	1 	5 	6 	10
1992–93 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		81 	37 	45 	82 	171 		24 	6 	11 	17 	50
1993–94 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		50 	7 	14 	21 	150 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		33 	13 	11 	24 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 		49 	17 	18 	35 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		76 	25 	15 	40 	159 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		59 	16 	9 	25 	70 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		35 	6 	6 	12 	54 		6 	1 	1 	2 	2
1999–00 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		48 	6 	7 	13 	39 		12 	0 	1 	1 	14
2000–01 	San Jose Sharks 	NHL 		61 	4 	5 	9 	65 		4 	1 	0 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		774 	248 	244 	492 	1425 		79 	16 	27 	43 	141
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===Coaching record===
Team 	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Post season
Team 	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Division rank 	Result
COL 	2002–03	51 	32 	11 	4 	4 	(105) 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in Northwest	Lost in first round
COL 	2003–04	82 	40 	22 	13 	7 	100 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in Northwest	Lost in second round
COL 	2008–09	82 	32 	45 	- 	5 	69 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in Northwest	Did not qualify
Total	Total 	215 	104 	78 	17 	16 	— 	— 	—
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