▁year , ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 , ▁was ▁an ▁event ful ▁one ▁as ▁Ran ford ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁WH L ▁Second ▁All - Star ▁Team ▁and ▁saw ▁his ▁first ▁N HL ▁action ▁after ▁the ▁WH L ▁season ▁ended , ▁winning ▁three ▁of ▁four ▁games ▁for ▁Boston , ▁before ▁going ▁ 0 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁To ▁start ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁Boston ▁assigned ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Mon ct on ▁Golden ▁Fl ames ▁of ▁the ▁A HL ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁ 3 – 0 ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁w ound ▁up ▁sp ending ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁Boston . ▁The ▁replacement ▁of ▁Bru ins ▁coach ▁But ch ▁G oring ▁with ▁Terry ▁O ' Re illy ▁led ▁to ▁Ran ford ▁falling ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁and ▁eventually ▁being ▁de alt ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁from ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁with ▁Geoff ▁Cour tn all ▁to ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Andy ▁Mo og . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁trade ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁A HL ' s ▁Maine ▁Mar in ers ▁but ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁he ▁would ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁minor - le ague ▁level . ▁ ▁N HL ▁career ▁Ran ford ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁the ▁backup ▁to ▁Grant ▁Fu hr . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁with