Bill Ranford is bringing the Stanley Cup to Queen's Park on Monday afternoon.
Ranford, the goalie coach for the Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings, gets his day with the silver chalice on Monday, Aug. 13, and he's letting everybody come and get their picture taken with the Cup.
From 4 to 6 p.m. at Queen's Park Arena, anybody with a $5 minimum donation can get their picture taken with the Stanley Cup, with all proceeds going to the trampoline and hockey programs at the Royal City alternate program.
"I wanted the people to get a chance to see the Cup," said Ranford from Los Angeles, where he's already working with Kings' goalies for the next hockey season. "And this is a chance to raise some money for causes that I believe in."
All donations of $25 or more will receive a tax receipt from the Royal City Education Foundation, so long as donors note that the money is to be directed to the alternate program's Stick it to Violence hockey program or trampoline program.
Ranford is expecting the Cup to arrive in the Royal City shortly before noon on Aug. 13 after it makes its way over from Port McNeill on Vancouver Island. That's where former Vancouver Canuck Willie Mitchell is taking the Cup on Aug. 12.
Ranford's family and friends will spend a little time with the Cup before bringing it to Queen's Park for the familyfriendly event.
Ranford will be busy all day Aug. 13 because of the strict rules concerning the Stanley Cup.
"There are rules around when the Cup can be lifted and when (a drink) is poured into the Cup," said Ranford. "I have to lift it, and I have to do the pouring."
Ranford has won the Cup three times - twice as a player with the Edmonton Oilers in 1988 and 1990 - and this is the first time he's won it while in the management ranks.
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