How do you one-up
legendary hockey card guru Sal when you've been following and duplicating his ''NHL Busts'' series of hockey autographs?
You see his Kevin Bolibruck, and you add another...
First, ''his'', from
Signature Rookies'
1995-96 Draft 96 set, (card #5), numbered
1793/4500, sporting his hometown junior team
Peterborough Petes' white
(home) jersey, with its logo hidden for copyright purposes:
And secondly, from Signature Rookies'
1995-96 Draft Day set (card #4), a wholly different set of 4500 signed cards (this one numbered 2350) for/of relative nobodies, wearing the Petes' dark blue (away) uniform:
Bolibruck was drafted twice: first by the
Ottawa Senators in the 4th round (89th overall, 1995), then by the
Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round (176th overall, 1997). In the meantime, his rights had been acquired by the
Chicago Blackhawks, but since he failed to sign a pro contract with either the Sens or Hawks, he was eligible for draft again after a two-year hiatus.
While he never did play in the NHL, he did spend 5 seasons in the AHL and has been playing in Europe since 2003-04. He is currently back in Italy's top league with the
Pontebba Sport Ghiaccio, with whom he won the 2008 Italian Cup.
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