30 July 2009

Sheffield Steeler Boli attracted back by the city and MBA

Source: Sheffield Star, 29 July 2009

Newly signed Steelers ice hockey player, Kevin Bolibruck has signed a four-year contract with the team and will also take up an MBA course at the University of Sheffield.

Steelers' defence will have a new look next season - albeit with an old player at the heart of their blue line. Kevin Bolibruck, rated by some as the finest defenceman to have worn a Sheffield shirt, has signed after a four-year absence.

The rock-solid 32-year-old Canadian was attracted by fond memories of the city, the team - and a place on an MBA course offered by Sheffield University.

"I always knew I'd come back to Sheffield," said Bolibruck, who played in the same Canada national team as ex-Steelers Chris Szysky, Christian Bronsard, Bob Maudie and Shane Johnson. "My wife and I never closed our bank account when we left Sheffield before. We loved it with Steelers and just always thought that business wasn't finished there.

"I have had the chances to come back before but the time just wasn't right. It is now. Over the years I have been chipping away at my education and now I have the chance to complete my MBA. That was a huge draw for me and my family.

"Some say it's a mistake to go back and that things are never the same, but I don't buy that.

Bolibruck will return on August 21 at iceSheffield when the club host Coventry Blaze.