Ranford has plenty of experience winning the Stanley Cup. He did it twice as a goalie with the Edmonton Oilers (1988, 1990) and twice more as goaltending coach of the Los Angeles Kings (2012, 2014).

The Boston Bruins selected Ranford in the third round (No. 52) of the 1985 NHL Draft, and he played well enough as a late-season callup (3-1-0, one tie, 2.51 goals-against average, .914 save percentage) to earn two starts in the 1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs, though he lost each.

Ranford went 16-20 with two ties in 1986-87 and lost twice in the 1987 playoffs; the Bruins, seeking a veteran goalie, traded him to the Oilers on March 8, 1988, as part of the package that sent Andy Moog to Boston.

He and Moog saw each other in two of the next three Stanley Cup Finals. Ranford watched as Grant Fuhr played every minute of the 1988 victory against Boston. But two years later, Ranford went 16-6 in the postseason and allowed eight goals in five games in the Final, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP and giving the Oilers their fifth championship in seven seasons.

The Oilers advanced to the conference finals in 1991 and 1992, then went four seasons without qualifying for the playoffs. Ranford was traded back to the Bruins on Jan. 11, 1996.

Ranford won 21 games in a half-season with Boston after the trade, but after struggling during the 1997-98 season, the Bruins traded him to the Washington Capitals on March 1, 1997. He began the 1997-98 season as the starter but was injured in the season-opener - and by the time he returned, Olaf Kolzig had taken the starting job. Ranford watched as Kolzig played every minute during the playoffs, when the Capitals made their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final before being swept by the Detroit Red Wings.

After splitting the 1998-99 season between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings, Ranford returned to Edmonton for the 1999-2000 season as the backup to Tommy Salo. He retired on Aug. 24, 2000, finishing 240-279 with 76 ties, a 3.41 GAA, .888 save percentage and 15 shutouts in 647 games (613 starts). In the playoffs, he was 38-25 with a 3.07 GAA, .897 save percentage and four shutouts.

In 2004, Ranford performed the on-ice scenes for 1980 U.S. Olympic goalie Jim Craig in the movie "Miracle," largely because his standup style of goaltending was similar to Craig's.

Ranford was hired as goaltending coach by the Kings in 2006 and was part of the first two championship teams in team history.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• WHL West Second All-Star Team (1986)
• Canada Cup All-Star Team (1991)
• WC-A All-Star Team (1994)
• Named Best Goaltender at WC-A (1994)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1991)
• Traded to Edmonton by Boston with Geoff Courtnall and Boston's 2nd round pick (Petro Koivunen) in 1988 NHL Draft for Andy Moog, March 8, 1988.
• Traded to Boston by Edmonton for Mariusz Czerkawski, Sean Brown and Boston's 1st round pick (Matthieu Descoteaux) in 1996 NHL Draft, January 11, 1996.
• Traded to Washington by Boston with Adam Oates and Rick Tocchet for Jim Carey, Anson Carter, Jason Allison and Washington's 3rd round pick (Lee Goren) in 1997 NHL Draft, March 1, 1997.
• Traded to Tampa Bay by Washington for Tampa Bay's 3rd round pick (Todd Hornung) in 1998 NHL Draft and Tampa Bay's 2nd round pick (Michal Sivek) in 1999 NHL Draft, June 18, 1998.
• Traded to Detroit by Tampa Bay for future considerations, March 23, 1999.
• Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, August 4, 1999.
• Officially announced retirement, April 24, 2000.