Seattle's yet-to-be-named NHL franchise appointed five pro scouts Wednesday, including the first woman ever to be a pro scout in the NHL. Cammi Granato, an Olympic gold medalist who captained the 1998 U.S. women's team to victory in Nagano, Japan, is breaking ground as the only female pro scout in the NHL. She will be based in Vancouver. Granato also holds the distinction of being the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. She is married to former player and current broadcast analyst Ray Ferraro.
Ulf Samuelsson played 15 seasons in the NHL, including winning two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh (1991 and 1992), and most recently was an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks. Samuelsson will be scouting in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego (AHL).
Stu Barnes will be located in Dallas, where he served as a Stars assistant coach and finished his NHL playing career that included stops in Winnipeg, Florida, Pittsburgh and Buffalo.
Dave Hunter will be based in Boston. He worked for Seattle GM Ron Francis in Carolina as a pro scout and has significant experience scouting amateurs. Hunter also won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s.
John Goodwin will be based in the Toronto area, where he has coached for Ontario Hockey League teams and notched 168 points (56 goals and 110 assists) in one season with the OHL's Sault St. Marie Greyhounds.
| TOP 10 | B | P | PTS | |
SJ | DMITRY ORLOV | 1 | 3 | 4 |
WPG | MARK SCHEIFELE | 1 | 3 | 4 |
NYI | S. HOLMSTROM | 3 | - | 3 |
NJ | JESPER BOQVIST | 1 | 2 | 3 |
NJ | CONNOR BROWN | 1 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | BLAKE COLEMAN | 1 | 2 | 3 |
NJ | L. HAMEENAHO | 1 | 2 | 3 |
CAR | NIKOLAJ EHLERS | - | 3 | 3 |
NJ | LUKE HUGHES | - | 3 | 3 |
WAS | COLE HUTSON | - | 3 | 3 |
