Pavel Bure
Ice Hockey, Olympic athlete
1971 –
Who is Pavel Bure?
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a retired Russian professional ice hockey right winger. Nicknamed "The Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. Trained in the Soviet Union, where he was known as "Pasha", he played three seasons with the Central Red Army team before his NHL career.
Selected 113th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by Vancouver, he began his NHL career in 1991–92 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie before leading the NHL in goal-scoring in 1993-94 and helping the Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. After seven seasons with the Canucks, Bure was dealt to the Panthers, where he won back-to-back Rocket Richard Trophies as the league's leading goal-scorer. Bure struggled with knee injuries throughout his career, resulting in his retirement in 2005 as a member of the Rangers, although he had not played since 2003. He averaged better than a point per game in his NHL career and is third all-time in goals per game. After six years of eligibility, Bure was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in June 2012.
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- Born
- Mar 31, 1971
Moscow - Also known as
- The Russian Rocket
- Pavel Vladimirovich Bure
- Pasha
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Alina Khasanova
(2009/10/10 - ) - Jayme Bohn
(1991/09/11 - 1992/06)
- Alina Khasanova
- Nationality
- Russia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Moscow
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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