After two years playing with the then named Madison Capitals of the United States Hockey League (USHL), Granato was recruited to play for the University of Wisconsin and played there for four years, winning a national title in the 1989–90 season. During his last year with the team in 1990–91, he served as team's captain.[1] After college he played for two years with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL before retiring as player in order to move into coaching.[1]
In 2019, he was hired as an assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres.[5] On March 17, 2021, Granato became the interim head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, replacing the fired Ralph Krueger.[6][7] Granato posted a 9–16–3 record in 28 games with the Sabres to finish off the 2020–21 season head coach. The interim tag was removed on 2021 June 29 for the 2021–22 season Sabres head coach.[8]
^ abcd"Granato named Sabres' interim head coach". ECHL.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ abcHoppe, Bill (March 18, 2021). "Don Granato takes over Sabres with coaching search underway". Buffalo Hockey Beat. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^"NCAA Hockey: Wisconsin announces head coach Tony Granato and staff". NCAA.com. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^Hine, Chris (June 15, 2017). "Blackhawks hire Don Granato, Ulf Samuelsson as assistant coaches". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
^"Sabres, Amerks announce coaching staff update". theahl.com. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
^Ryndak, Chris (March 17, 2021). "Granato named Sabres interim head coach". NHL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^"A look at Sabres' coaching carousel during Pegula era". The Buffalo News. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^"Sabres name Don Granato head coach". Buffalo Sabres. June 29, 2021.
^Cowan, Stu (September 4, 2019). "Wisconsin hockey a family affair for Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield". montrealgazette. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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granato, born, august, 1967, american, professional, hockey, coach, former, player, head, coach, buffalo, sabres, national, hockey, league, born, 1967, august, 1967, downers, grove, illinois, height6, weight170, positioncentershotrightplayed, forcolumbus, chil. Don Granato born August 11 1967 is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player He is the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League NHL Don GranatoBorn 1967 08 11 August 11 1967 age 56 Downers Grove Illinois U S Height6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight170 lb 77 kg 12 st 2 lb PositionCenterShotRightPlayed forColumbus ChillCurrent NHL coachBuffalo SabresNHL DraftUndraftedPlaying career1991 1993Coaching career1993 present Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Head coaching record 3 1 NHL 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career editAfter two years playing with the then named Madison Capitals of the United States Hockey League USHL Granato was recruited to play for the University of Wisconsin and played there for four years winning a national title in the 1989 90 season During his last year with the team in 1990 91 he served as team s captain 1 After college he played for two years with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL before retiring as player in order to move into coaching 1 Coaching career editGranato served as head coach of the Green Bay Gamblers and Wisconsin Capitols of the United States Hockey League USHL from 1993 to 1997 where he led the Gamblers to the league finals 2 He was then hired by the Columbus Chill of the East Coast Hockey League ECHL in 1997 and then Peoria Rivermen in 1999 He won the Kelly Cup as a coach in 2000 with the Peoria Rivermen and was then promoted to head coach of the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League AHL 1 During the 2000 01 AHL season Granato won the Louis A R Pieri Memorial Award as the most outstanding coach of the AHL 2 After five seasons with the IceCats he was promoted to an assistant coach with their National Hockey League NHL affiliate the St Louis Blues In 2008 he became head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL but was released in 2009 after seven games 2 1 From 2013 to 2016 he was head coach of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program In March 2016 Granato assumed an assistant coaching position under his brother Tony with the Wisconsin Badgers men s ice hockey team 3 On June 15 2017 he became an assistant coach along with Ulf Samuelsson under Joel Quenneville of the NHL s Chicago Blackhawks 4 In 2019 he was hired as an assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres 5 On March 17 2021 Granato became the interim head coach of the Buffalo Sabres replacing the fired Ralph Krueger 6 7 Granato posted a 9 16 3 record in 28 games with the Sabres to finish off the 2020 21 season head coach The interim tag was removed on 2021 June 29 for the 2021 22 season Sabres head coach 8 Head coaching record editNHL edit Team Year Regular season PostseasonG W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win ResultBUF 2020 21 28 9 16 3 21 8th in East Missed playoffsBUF 2021 22 82 32 39 11 75 5th in Atlantic Missed playoffsBUF 2022 23 82 42 33 7 91 5th in Atlantic Missed playoffsTotal 192 83 88 21 Personal life editGranato is the brother of Cammi and Tony and the brother in law of Ray Ferraro 9 References edit a b c d Granato named Sabres interim head coach ECHL com March 17 2021 Retrieved March 22 2021 a b c Hoppe Bill March 18 2021 Don Granato takes over Sabres with coaching search underway Buffalo Hockey Beat Retrieved March 22 2021 NCAA Hockey Wisconsin announces head coach Tony Granato and staff NCAA com March 30 2016 Archived from the original on December 14 2017 Retrieved May 28 2018 Hine Chris June 15 2017 Blackhawks hire Don Granato Ulf Samuelsson as assistant coaches chicagotribune com Retrieved May 28 2018 Sabres Amerks announce coaching staff update theahl com October 1 2019 Retrieved October 2 2019 Ryndak Chris March 17 2021 Granato named Sabres interim head coach NHL com Retrieved March 31 2021 A look at Sabres coaching carousel during Pegula era The Buffalo News March 17 2021 Retrieved March 17 2021 Sabres name Don Granato head coach Buffalo Sabres June 29 2021 Cowan Stu September 4 2019 Wisconsin hockey a family affair for Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield montrealgazette Retrieved March 18 2021 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or The Internet Hockey Database Coaching profile at Eliteprospects com Don Granato new head coach for WolvesPreceded byRalph Krueger Head coach of the Buffalo Sabres2021 present Incumbent nbsp This biographical article relating to an American ice hockey coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to an American ice hockey center is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Granato amp oldid 1180108226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
