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PositionRight Wing
ShotLeft
Nickname(s)The Russian Rocket
Height
Weight		5 ft 10 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 78 m)
191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb)
Pro clubsNHL
 Vancouver Canucks
 Florida Panthers
 New York Rangers
RSL
 HC CSKA Moscow
 HC Spartak Moscow
NationalityFlag of Russia Russia
BornMarch 31, 1971 (1971-03-31) (age 37),
Moscow, Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union
NHL Draft113th overall, 1989
Vancouver Canucks
Pro career1987 – 2003
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Silver1998 NaganoTeam
Bronze2002 Salt Lake CityTeam

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He was a right winger and played in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as for the Soviet Union and Russia internationally. Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending He won a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and a silver medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 During his career in the NHL, he played for the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Currently, Bure serves as the General Manager for Russia's Olympic hockey team. [1]

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Biography

Pavel was named after his great-grandfather, a watchmaker to Tsar Alexander III. Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor Bure's family made precious watches for the tsars from 1815-1917. In 1996, Bure presented 3 of the 50 gold replicas of the company's last model to then-Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin ( Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин) (born 9 April 1938 is a Russian politician Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov (Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в (born September 21 1936 in Moscow, Russia, USSR) is a Russian

Bure comes from an athletic family; his father, Vladimir Bure, was an Olympic swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games. Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (Владимир Валерьевич Буре (born December 4, 1950 in Norilsk, USSR) is a retired Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games In the '72 Games he won the bronze medal (100m), and lost the gold by half a second to swimming legend Mark Spitz. Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10 1950 is a retired American Swimmer, best known for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Pavel Bure's younger brother, Valeri Bure, also played in the NHL. Valeri Vladimirovich Bure (Russian Валерий Владимирович Буре, Valerij Bure; born June 13, 1974 in Moscow,

Bure began his hockey career at 16, playing for the Soviet Red Army team.

Bure did the first ever Sports Live Chat on the Internet in Canada in 1995 with Bob Kerstein, CIO of the Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career

Nicknamed "The Russian Rocket" for his speed and skill, Bure was picked 113th overall in the 6th round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks out of the Central Red Army. The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington Minnesota. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including He started playing for the Canucks in the 1991-92 NHL season. The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. In his first game, November 5, 1991, Bure dazzled Vancouver fans with spectacular rushes up the ice, though he failed to score in a 3-3 tie against Winnipeg. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He scored 34 goals and 60 points in 65 games and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year for 1991-92. The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League In the following two seasons, he registered sixty goals each. He was an integral part of the Vancouver Canucks' scoring department for many years to come, helping them all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion In the 1994 playoffs, Bure played perhaps the best hockey of his career with blazing rushes up the ice, many brilliant goals, and even some big hits and strong defensive play. He recorded 16 goals and 31 points in 24 games and scored what is probably the biggest goal in Canucks history. In the seventh game of the opening round series in Calgary, Bure beat Mike Vernon on a breakaway in the second overtime period to win the series for the Canucks. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Michael "Mike" Vernon (born 24 February 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player

After injuries hampered him for the better part of the next three seasons – the worst of which involved a torn ACL at the hands of Steve Smith[2] – Bure returned to top form in 1997-98, scoring 51 goals and finishing 3rd in the NHL with 90 points. The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major Ligaments of the Knee. James Stephen Smith, better known as Steve Smith, (born April 30, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a retired Canadian professional The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st Regular season of the National Hockey League. In addition, he was one of the stars of the 1998 Olympic tournament in Nagano, Japan, scoring nine goals in six games for Russia. Overview Games were played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena. the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers on the 2008 IIHF World Championship team See 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters 2007 IIHF World Championship team This included a brilliant five-goal performance in a 7-4 semi-final win over Finland. 2008 World Championship team Olympic record 1952 - Finished in 7th place 1956 - did not participate The Russians earned the silver medal after losing 1-0 to the Czech Republic in the final. Coaching history Olympics 1994 – Ivan Hlinka 1998 – Ivan Hlinka and Slavomir Lener 2002 – Josef Augusta

After the season was over, Bure announced that he would not play for the Canucks again, and did not report to the club for the 1998-99 season. On January 17, 1999, he was traded to the Florida Panthers with Bret Hedican, Brad Ference, and Vancouver's 3rd round choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes, and Florida's first round draft choice in the 2000 draft. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft Bret Michael Hedican (born on 10 August 1970 in Saint Paul, Minnesota U Brad Ference (born April 2, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player currently under contract The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary Alberta following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft Ed Jovanovski (Ед Јовановски (born June 26, 1976 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Macedonian Canadian Professional David R Gagner (born December 11, 1964 in Chatham, Ontario) is a retired NHL player and current director of player development for the Michael or Mike Brown may refer to In politics: Michael Brown (Liberal Democrats donor (born 1966 Scottish businessman convicted for Kevin Weekes (born April 4 1975 in Toronto) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender of Bajan descent currently playing The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary Alberta following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft In Florida, his goal-scoring continued, as he led the league with back-to-back 58- and 59-goal seasons in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th Regular season of the National Hockey League. However, the Panthers failed to win a playoff game in Bure's tenure there, getting swept by New Jersey in his only series as a Panther. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey.

On March 18, 2002, Bure was acquired by the New York Rangers along with Florida's 2nd round pick in the 2002 draft for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak and the Rangers' 1st and 2nd round choices in the draft and a 4th round choice in the 2003 draft. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. Igor Ulanov (born 1 October, 1969 in Krasnokamsk, Russia) is a former National Hockey League defenceman Filip Novák (born May 7, 1982 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman who is property of The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee. Plagued by injuries throughout his career, he did not play in the 2003-04 NHL season due to a lingering knee injury even after two operations. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. On November 1, 2005, Bure announced his retirement from professional hockey due to complications with his injured knee (injury sustained in 2003). Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] At the same time, it was announced that Bure would be the general manager of Russia's ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. 2008 IIHF World Championship team See 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters 2007 IIHF World Championship team The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in

Libel lawsuits

In 2001 a Moscow based newspaper called the eXile published an article claiming Bure broke up with Anna Kournikova after discovering she had two vaginas. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The eXile was a Moscow -based English-language biweekly free Newspaper, aimed at the city's Expatriate community which combined Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova ( Russian: Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова ( Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova born 7 June 1981 is a semi-retired Russian professional [3] . Bure successfully sued the eXile under Russian libel law for 500,000 rubles (about US$20,000) in damages. The ruble or rouble (рубль rublʹ, plural ru рубли́ rubli; see note on English spelling and Russian plurals with numbers The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [2]. The eXile claimed that the original article was a parody and suggested Pavel Bure's influential status may have compromised the judgment. [3]

In 2005, Bure again launched another Kournikova related lawsuit, this time against perfume chain Arbat Prestige for defamation. Bure seeks 300,000,000 rubles in damages. The ruble or rouble (рубль rublʹ, plural ru рубли́ rubli; see note on English spelling and Russian plurals with numbers [4]

In August, 2007, a Russian court awarded Bure 67,000 rubles (Cdn $2,750) in a lawsuit he filed against British Airways after being forced to leave a plane. According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Russian judiciary shall have judicial appeal and judicial review at the level of the Supreme Court The pilot suspected Bure was a "soccer hooligan", and would not take off until Bure was escorted off the plane. [5]

Transactions

Awards & achievements

CSKA

USSR

NHL

Team

Records

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1987–88HC CSKA MoscowUSSR51120—————
1988–89HC CSKA MoscowUSSR32179268—————
1989–90HC CSKA MoscowUSSR4614112522—————
1990–91HC CSKA MoscowUSSR4435114624—————
1991–92Vancouver CanucksNHL653426603013641014
1992–93Vancouver CanucksNHL826050110691257128
1993–94Vancouver CanucksNHL766047107862416153140
1994–95HC Spartak MoscowRSL12022—————
1994–95EV LandshutDEL13032—————
1994–95Vancouver CanucksNHL442023434711761310
1995–96Vancouver CanucksNHL1567138—————
1996–97Vancouver CanucksNHL6323325540—————
1997–98Vancouver CanucksNHL8251399048—————
1998–99Florida PanthersNHL11133164—————
1999–2000Florida PanthersNHL745836941641342
2000–01Florida PanthersNHL8259339258—————
2001–02Florida PanthersNHL5622274956—————
2001–02New York RangersNHL12128206—————
2002–03New York RangersNHL3919113016—————
NHL Totals7024373427794846435357074

International competition

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Bure retires, takes Russian GM job. This is a list of National Hockey League (NHL statistical leaders through the end of the 2007–08 season. The list of National Hockey League (NHL players is divided into the following lists By specific groups List of NHL players by name This is a list of National Hockey League seasons since inception of the league and also of its predecessor the National Hockey Association: NHA This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. Canadian Press (2005-11-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Retrieved on 2007-02-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated (1998). 1998 Nagano Olympics Athlete profile: Pavel Bure. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.
  3. ^ Anna Kournikova’s dignity yielded half million rubles to Pavel Bure - Pravda.Ru
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Ed Belfour		Winner of the Calder Trophy
1992		Succeeded by
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1994		Succeeded by
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