Brendan Ranford

Brendan Ranford
Born	(1992-05-03) May 3, 1992 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL Draft	209th overall, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2013–present

Brendan Ranford (born May 3, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 209th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. He is the nephew of former National Hockey League goaltender Bill Ranford.

Playing career

Junior

Ranford first played junior hockey in his native Edmonton with the Edmonton Canadians in the Alberta Midget Hockey League before he was drafted 15th overall in the 2007 WHL draft by the Kamloops Blazers. Ranford played major junior hockey for parts of six seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Kamloops Blazers (2007–08 to 2012–13), registering 137 goals and 220 assists for 357 points, while earning 298 penalty minutes, in 348 WHL regular-season games. He was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the 2010–11 Second All-Star Team.^[1] Ranford spent the entirety of his major junior career with the Blazers over six seasons, culminating in being selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Professional

Unsigned from the Flyers and at the beginning of his professional career, Ranford signed a try-out contract with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League on May 24, 2013, a team owned by Tom Gaglardi who also owned the Blazers.^[2] After a successful training camp with Texas, Ranford was signed to a one-year AHL contract to begin his rookie professional season in 2013–14 season. Ranford enjoyed a successful debut season with the Stars, scoring 33 points in 65 games. During the 2014 Calder Cup playoffs Ranford topped all rookies by scoring 16 points as he led his team to capture their first ever Calder Cup.^[3]

On July 2, 2014, Ranford was signed as a free agent by NHL affiliate, the Dallas Stars to a three-year entry-level contract.^[4]

Family

His uncle is the former NHL goaltender Bill Ranford.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	66	13	14	27	46	4	0	3	3	2
2009–10	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	72	29	36	65	83	4	2	3	5	4
2010–11	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	68	33	53	86	68	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	69	40	52	92	73	11	5	9	14	8
2012–13	Kamloops Blazers	WHL	70	22	65	87	28	15	5	15	20	0
2013–14	Texas Stars	AHL	65	12	21	33	14	21	8	8	16	12
2014–15	Texas Stars	AHL	73	18	33	51	22	3	0	1	1	0
2014–15	Dallas Stars	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Texas Stars	AHL	76	19	40	59	49	4	1	3	4	4
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Canada Pacific	WHC17	02 !		6	3	4	7	2
Junior totals					6	3	4	7	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Ref
WHL (West) Second All-Star Team	2011	^[6]

References

↑ "Ranford named CHL sportsman of the year". Brampton Guardian. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
↑ "Texas Stars sign Brendan Ranford to PTO". Texas Stars. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
↑ "Texas Stars win first Calder Cup championship". frozenfutures.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
↑ "Dallas Stars sign Left Wing Brendan Ranford". Dallas Stars. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
↑ "Ranford ties to NHL run strong". National Hockey League. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
↑ "WHL East All-Stars and awards finalists". Western Hockey League. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

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