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Bill Ranford

Canadian ice hockey player
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
December 14, 1966
Place of birth
Brandon
Country of citizenship
Canada[5]
Occupation
ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
Educated at
New Westminster Secondary School[6]
Award received
Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy[7][8]
Citizenship
Canada
Country for sport
Canada[21]
Drafted by
Boston Bruins[18]
Family name
Ranford[19]
Given name
Bill[20]
Height
180.0
League or competition
National Hockey League[15]
Mass
185.0
Member of sports team
Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals[10][11][12][13][14]
Position played on team / speciality
goaltender[16]
Sport
ice hockey[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Ranford en William Edward Ranford ar بيل رانفورد cs William Edward Ranford de Ranford it William Ranford it William Edward Ranford ko 윌리엄 에드워드 랜퍼드 ko 빌 랜퍼드 ru Билл Рэнфорд ru Рэнфорд ru Рэнфорд Билл ru Рэнфорд, Билл sv Ranford, Bill uk Білл Ренфорд
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Ranford - Los Angeles Kings.jpg ↗
Elite Prospects player ID
22052
Elite Prospects staff ID
362
Freebase ID
/m/08f_2c
HHOF.com NHL player ID
18360
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
r/ranfobi01
HockeyDB player ID
4452
Hokej.cz player ID
2454
IMDb ID
nm1179653
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000396860
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived)
502
NHL.com player ID
8450651
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Trading Card Database name ID
16257

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers
Award received 2
Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy
Occupation 2
ice hockey player, ice hockey coach
Country for sport 1
Canada
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Drafted by 1
Boston Bruins
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Brandon
Position played on team / speciality 1
goaltender
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ice hockey
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Summary

Bill Ranford was born in Brandon[1]. He was born on December 14, 1966[2]. He worked as an ice hockey player[3] and ice hockey coach[4].

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Recognition

Awards received include Stanley Cup[7], a sports competition[22], in Canada[23], founded in 1893[24] and Conn Smythe Trophy[8], a sports award[25], in Canada[26], founded in 1965[27].

FAQs

Where was Bill Ranford born?

Bill Ranford's place of birth was Brandon[1].

What did Bill Ranford do for work?

Bill Ranford worked as ice hockey player[3] and ice hockey coach[4].

Where did Bill Ranford go to school?

Bill Ranford was educated at New Westminster Secondary School[6].

What awards did Bill Ranford receive?

Honors received include Stanley Cup[7] and Conn Smythe Trophy[8].

Related Entities

Brandon Canada

References

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  14. [8] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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