Ray Ferraro

Ray Ferraro	Ray Ferraro
Born 	August 23, 1964 (1964-08-23) (age 46),
Trail, BC, CAN
Height
Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position 	Centre
Shot 	Left
Raymond Ferraro (born August 23, 1964, in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers (1984–1990), New York Islanders (1990–1995), New York Rangers (1995–1996), Los Angeles Kings (1996–1999), Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2002) and St. Louis Blues (2002). His nickname was the "Big Ball of Hate", coined by Rangers teammate Glenn Healy.[1] He is currently a broadcaster for Team 1040 Radio and TSN in Canada, where all he does is say "remarkable" while moving his hand up and down.
== Biography==
=== Playing career===
	
Ferraro was a prolific scorer in junior hockey, including a 108–goal and 192–point season for the Brandon Wheat Kings in 1983–84.
In his NHL career, he scored 408 goals and 490 assists, for a total of 898 points in 1258 games in 18 seasons. He was named to the NHL all-star game in 1992. He had two 40 goal seasons.
Ferraro had a memorable playoff run for the New York Islanders in 1993, scoring two overtime goals against the Washington Capitals as the Islanders defeated both the Capitals and the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Ferraro assisted on David Volek's game- and series-winning goal during overtime of Game 7 against the Penguins. The goal advanced the Islanders to the Wales Conference Finals, which they lost to the eventual champion Montreal Canadiens. Ferraro finished that playoff season with team-leading totals in goals (13) and points (20).
=== Broadcasting===
Ferraro retired on August 2, 2002. He has done work for ESPN hockey broadcasts, including work on NHL 2Night with John Buccigross and Barry Melrose, where he began working while still an active player. On that show Ferraro was often referred to as "Chicken Parm" by Buccigross after an accident with chicken parmesan moments before going on the air. He later worked as a studio analyst for the NHL on NBC, as a colour commentator on Edmonton Oilers broadcasts on Rogers Sportsnet West, and on Sportsnet's other hockey programs.
Currently, Ferraro has a daily "Hockey Hour" segment on Vancouver radio station TEAM 1040, introduced to the strains of "The Brass Bonanza", theme song of the Hartford Whalers (present-day Carolina Hurricanes). Ferraro is currently working as a game analyst and studio analyst for the NHL on TSN and on Canucks pay-per-view telecasts. Ferraro provided colour commentary and analysis for TSN during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
=== Personal life===
Ferraro's second wife is former U.S. women's ice hockey team captain Cammi Granato, who also worked as a women's hockey analyst during NBC's 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics coverage, and they have two sons, Riley, who was born in December 2006, and Reese, born in December 2009. Ray has two sons from a previous marriage to Tracey Ferraro; Matt (b. 1988) and Landon (b. 1991). Landon, a center, was drafted 2nd overall by the Red Deer Rebels in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft and in the 2nd round of the 2009 NHL draft (32nd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings; Matt, a former goalie, was drafted in 2003 by the Prince George Cougars, but has expressed a desire to pursue a career in law and hockey related business.
Following the Swedish women's team upset of the U.S. at the Torino games, Ferraro publicly criticized US Women's coach Ben Smith for failing to bring the best US players to the games, which led to their downfall. His comments were broadcast on MSNBC during the intermission of a men's game. This appeared to be directly related to his wife being cut in August 2005, along with other veterans in favor of younger, faster players. Some critics and fans also questioned Granato's cut from the team and cited it as a factor in the US team's disappointing performance.
Ferraro currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
On April 7, 2008, Ferraro returned to ESPN to call his first ever Frozen Four and as the replacement for Barry Melrose, who left ESPN to coach the Tampa Bay Lightning. With Ferraro switching from NBC to ESPN, there have been rumors that Bill Clement and Gary Thorne might re-partner up at ESPN as well.
== Transactions==
*November 13, 1990 — Traded by the Hartford Whalers to the New York Islanders in exchange for Doug Crossman.
*August 9, 1995 — Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
*March 14, 1996 — Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Ian Laperrière, Nathan LaFayette, Mattias Norström and New York's 1997 4th round draft choice (Tomi Kallarsson), to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jari Kurri, Marty McSorley and Shane Churla.
*August 9, 1999 – Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers.
*March 18, 2002 — Traded by the Atlanta Thrashers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for St. Louis' 2002 4th round draft choice (Robin Jonsson).
== 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
1980–81 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	BCJHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Penticton Knights 	BCJHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Portland Winter Hawks 	WHL 		50 	41 	49 	90 	39 		14 	14 	10 	24 	13
1983–84 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		72 	108 	84 	192 	84 		11 	13 	15 	28 	20
1984–85 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 		37 	20 	13 	33 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		44 	11 	17 	28 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		76 	30 	47 	77 	57 		10 	3 	6 	9 	4
1986–87 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		80 	27 	32 	59 	42 		6 	1 	1 	2 	8
1987–88 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		68 	21 	29 	50 	81 		6 	1 	1 	2 	6
1988–89 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		80 	41 	35 	76 	86 		4 	2 	0 	2 	4
1989–90 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		79 	25 	29 	54 	109 		7 	0 	3 	3 	2
1990–91 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 		15 	2 	5 	7 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		61 	19 	16 	35 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		80 	40 	40 	80 	92 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Capital District Islanders	AHL 		1 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		46 	14 	13 	27 	40 		18 	13 	7 	20 	18
1993–94 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		82 	21 	32 	53 	83 		4 	1 	0 	1 	6
1994–95 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		47 	22 	21 	43 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		65 	25 	29 	54 	82 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		11 	4 	2 	6 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		81 	25 	21 	46 	112 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		40 	6 	9 	15 	42 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
1998–99 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		65 	13 	18 	31 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		81 	19 	25 	44 	88 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		81 	29 	47 	76 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		61 	8 	19 	27 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		15 	6 	4 	10 	8 		10 	0 	3 	3 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1258 	408 	490 	898 	1288 		68 	21 	22 	43 	54
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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