▁ 2 – 2 ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁ 4 th ▁career ▁play off ▁shut out . ▁ ▁His ▁final ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁where ▁Ran ford ▁returned ▁to ▁Ed mont on ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent , ▁backing ▁up ▁Tommy ▁Sal o ▁before ▁announ cing ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Ran ford ▁represented ▁Canada ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁occasions ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁go alt ender ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Canada ▁Cup ▁and ▁went ▁und efe ated , ▁playing ▁in ▁all ▁seven ▁of ▁his ▁team ' s ▁games . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁tournament ▁all - star ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁Canada ' s ▁starting ▁go alt ender ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Championships , ▁back sto pping ▁Canada ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁gold ▁medal ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁After ▁stopping ▁the ▁last ▁Finn ish ▁shoot er , ▁M ika ▁Niem inen , ▁in ▁the ▁decis ive ▁shoot out ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁game , ▁Ran ford ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁was ▁mob bed ▁by ▁his ▁team m ates . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Canada ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁World ▁Cup ▁of ▁Hockey , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁third - string er ▁behind ▁Curt is ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Martin ▁Bro de ur