Cammi Granato is staying with the Vancouver Canucks, but in a new role.
The former assistant general manager will now work as a senior amateur adviser, the Canucks announced on Friday.
“I am excited to have Cammi move to the position of senior amateur adviser,” said GM Ryan Johnson in a statement. “Cammi is a quality person who knows a lot about the inner workings of our organization. She has built-in relationships and connections with our amateur staff that will help us continue to do good work in that area.”
It was announced in May that Granato was being retained within the organization by Johnson, who had been promoted from his assistant GM role to replace Patrik Allvin. The move was part of a slew of organizational changes in Vancouver, including former president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford stepping down into an advisory role and franchise icons Daniel and Henrik Sedin being promoted as co-presidents.
Granato joined the Canucks in 2022 shortly after Rutherford took over as president of hockey ops.
Granato is a Hall of Famer who was the captain of the United States team that won the first Olympic gold medal in women's ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
“After taking some time to reflect on things, I feel this is the perfect time to transition into a new role with the Canucks,” said Granato in a statement.
“I have had some very thoughtful and meaningful discussions with RJ and my family about my position within the organization. Helping on the amateur side is something I am extremely passionate about, and I am thrilled to continue working with our hockey operations department on that front. I have great confidence in our front office leadership group and love their vision and the direction they are taking with the team.”