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- 1996 issue Upper Deck NHL Hockey Card #56
- Florida Panthers Goalie John Vanbiesbrouck
- Vanbiesbrouck is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. A goaltender as a player, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. Vanbiesbrouck played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils. He began his career playing major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played in the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as well as four IIHF World Championships. He was named to the Second All-Star team at the 1985 World Ice Hockey Championships. He also played in two Canada Cup tournaments and represented Team USA for the final time in 1998, serving as the back-up on the Olympic ice hockey team. His playing career spanned from 1981 to 2002 and in 2013, he was named the general manager of the United States Hockey League's Muskegon Lumberjacks.