Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pechikoro chesekondari, Granato akasarudzwa neNew York Rangers mumutambo wechitanhatu, 120th yose, mu1982 NHL Entry Draft
. Mushure mekushanda kukoreji paYunivhesiti yeWisconsin <unk> Madison, Granato akaita kukurumidza kukanganisa mumwaka wake wekutanga neRangers muna 1988 <unk> 89, achitungamira timu muzvibodzwa (36), izvo zvichiri kumira sechikwata rekodhi yezvinangwa ne rookie. Mune izvo Rangers panguva iyoyo yakadana "chikuru [chibvumirano] munhoroondo yekirabhu", Granato akachinjaniswa nemumwe wake Tomas Sandström kuenda kuLos Angeles Kings musi waNdira 20, 1990, mukutsinhana nepakati Bernie Nicholls.