20 Facts About Bill Ranford

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William Edward Ranford was born on December 14,1966 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending coach for the Los Angeles Kings.

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Bill Ranford was selected in the third round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, 52nd overall, by the Boston Bruins.

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3.

Bill Ranford was born in Brandon, Manitoba and grew up in New Westminster, British Columbia.

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4.

Bill Ranford graduated from New Westminster Secondary School in 1985.

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5.

Bill Ranford played for local teams in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Red Deer, Alberta.

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Bill Ranford spent his junior career with the New Westminster Bruins, playing two seasons with the team before being drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

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The replacement of Bruins coach Butch Goring with Terry O'Reilly led to Bill Ranford falling out of favour and eventually being dealt on March 8,1988 from the Boston Bruins with Geoff Courtnall to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Andy Moog.

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8.

Bill Ranford won his first Stanley Cup in 1988 as the backup to Grant Fuhr.

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In 1990 and with constant comparisons to the injured Fuhr, Bill Ranford emerged as a first-rate goaltender, leading the Oilers to the Stanley Cup and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in the process.

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Bill Ranford went on to play the next six seasons in Edmonton before being dealt back to the Boston Bruins on January 11,1996 for Mariusz Czerkawski, Sean Brown, and a first round pick in the 1996 Entry Draft.

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Bill Ranford began the season with Tampa Bay but was traded to the Detroit Red Wings on March 23,1999 for a conditional draft pick.

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12.

Bill Ranford saw his final playoff action that spring, appearing in four games in the second round while starter Chris Osgood was injured.

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13.

Bill Ranford represented Canada on a few occasions in his career.

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14.

Bill Ranford was the starting goaltender in the 1991 Canada Cup and went undefeated, playing in all seven of his team's games.

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15.

Bill Ranford was chosen to play for Canada a third time in 1996 at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, but this time he was the third-stringer behind Curtis Joseph and Martin Brodeur, and didn't play in any games.

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16.

Bill Ranford played net for the Edmonton Oilers alumni team at the 2003 Heritage Classic, the first outdoor regular-season game in NHL history.

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17.

Bill Ranford acted in the 2004 movie Miracle, performing the on-ice scenes behind the mask as the goaltender for Team USA, Jim Craig, because he had the same stand-up style as Craig.

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18.

Bill Ranford is a part-owner of the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League.

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19.

Bill Ranford is the uncle of professional ice hockey player Brendan Bill Ranford.

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20.

Bill Ranford is married to Kelly, and has two daughters, Cassady and Tristan.

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