WHO IS PAVEL BURE?NEW YORK RANGERS VIEW OF PAVEL'S HISTORY2002-2003 NOTESSkated in 39 matches, registering 19 goals and 11 assists for 30 points, along with 16 penalty minutes ... Tallied his first hat trick as a Ranger on Dec. 3 vs. Columbus, registering three goals and an assist in a 5-3 win ... Skated in his 700th NHL match on Mar. 10 vs. Florida ... Team posted a record of 9-2-2-1 when he taliied a goal and a 10-3-4-1 mark when he registered a point ... Recorded a pair of penalty shot goals, one Oct. 19 vs. Nashville and one on Mar. 13 at Ottawa, giving him seven goals in 11 career regular season penalty shot attempts ... Missed 31 games from Dec. 8 to Feb. 15 after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on both knees ... Missed the final nine games of the season due to a right knee injury.
NHL CAREERHas skated in 702 career regular season contests with the Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers, registering 437 goals and 342 assists for 779 points, along with 484 penalty minutes. 1991-92: Captured the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie, becoming the first Vancouver player to ever receive a major NHL post-season honor … Registered 34 goals and 26 assists for 60 points in 65 matches … Ranked first on the team with 34 goals, setting a club record for goals by a rookie and tying the club record for points with 60 … Tied for first on the team with six game-winning goals … Ranked first among NHL rookies with 268 shots on goal and third with 60 points … Selected as the NHL's Rookie of the Month for March and April … Registered his first NHL point on Nov. 10 vs. the Islanders … Tallied his first two NHL goals on Nov. 12 vs. Los Angeles (Daniel Berthiaume) … Made his NHL debut on Nov. 5 vs. Winnipeg. … Skated in 13 playoff matches, tallying six goals and four assists for 10 points, along with 14 penalty minutes. 1992-93: Registered career-highs in games played (83), as well as in each major offensive category, registering 60 goals and 50 assists for 110 points, along with 69 penalty minutes … Became the first Vancouver player to tally 50 goals and 100 points … Ranked first on the team and 13th in the NHL with 110 points … Ranked first on the team and fifth in the NHL with 60 goals … Ranked first in the NHL with 407 shots on goal … Posted a 13-game point scoring streak from Jan. 4 to Jan. 27, marking the longest of his career and the fourth longest in franchise history, registering 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) over the span … Selected to the starting line-up for the NHL All-Star Game … Tallied his first NHL hat trick on Oct. 12 vs. Winnipeg, netting four goals in the match … Appeared in 12 post-season contests, registering five goals and seven assists for 12 points, along with eight penalty minutes. 1993-94: Ranked first in the NHL with 60 goals, becoming the first player in franchise history to lead the NHL in goals scored … Became just the eighth player in NHL history to score 60 goals twice in his career, joining Phil Esposito, Mike Bossy, Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Mario Lemieux … Tallied over 100 points for the second consecutive season, registering 60 goals and 47 assists for 107 points in 76 matches … Ranked first on the team and fifth in the NHL with 107 points … Selected as a First Team NHL All-Star … Voted to the starting line-up of the NHL All-Star Game for the second straight season … Skated in 24 playoff matches, registering 16 goals and 15 assists for 31 points, while leading Vancouver to the Stanley Cup Finals … Ranked first in the NHL with 16 playoff goals … Posted a 16-game post-season point scoring streak, registering 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists) over the span. 1994-95: Skated in 44 matches during the shortened season, tallying 20 goals and 23 assists for 43 points, along with 47 penalty minutes … Ranked first on the team with 20 goals, leading them in goals for the third consecutive season … Ranked second on the team with 43 points … Appeared in 11 post-season games, tallying seven goals and six assists for 13 points. 1995-96: Appeared in just 15 games after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Nov. 9 at Chicago … Tallied six goals and seven assists for 13 points, along with eight penalty minutes prior to the injury … Voted to appear at the NHL All-Star Game but was unable to attend due to the knee injury. 1996-97: Tallied 23 goals and 32 assists for 55 points, along with 40 penalty minutes … Ranked third on the team with 23 goals and 55 points … Ranked first on the team with 265 shots on goal. 1997-98: Skated in all 82 matches, recording 51 goals and 39 assists for 90 points, reaching the 50-goal plateau for the third time in his career and leading the team in all major offensive categories … Tied for third in the NHL with 51 goals and was tied for third with 90 points … Selected to his fourth NHL All-Star Game … Attempted and scored on three penalty shots; Nov. 12 at San Jose (Mike Vernon), Jan. 26 at Phoenix (Nikolai Khabibulin) and Feb. 28 vs. Ottawa (Damian Rhodes) … Collected his 400th NHL point on Nov. 1 at Pittsburgh … Registered his 200th NHL assist on Nov. 20 vs. Phoenix … Skated in his 400th NHL match on Jan. 31 at Edmonton … Tallied three hat tricks during the season. 1998-99: Acquired by the Florida Panthers from Vancouver on Jan. 17 along with Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and Vancouver's third round draft choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Robert Fried), in exchange for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and Florida's first round draft choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Nathan Smith) … Tallied 13 goals and three assists for 16 points in 11 matches with Florida following the trade … Tallied a pair of goals in his Florida debut on Jan. 20 at Long Island … Registered his first hat trick as a Panther on Jan. 26 at Philadelphia … Recorded at least one point in each of his first six games as a Panther, registering eight goals and three assists over the span … Tallied the first penalty shot goal in franchise history, connecting on Feb. 26 at Detroit (Chris Osgood) … Underwent right knee surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament on Mar. 29, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. 1999-00: Ranked first in the NHL with 58 goals, capturing the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy … Ranked first on the team and second in the NHL with 94 points (58 goals, 36 assists) … Selected as a finalist for both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the NHL's most valuable player … Ranked first in the NHL with 14 game-winning goals … Was the only player in the NHL and the first player in franchise history to eclipse the 50-goal mark … Became one of just six players in NHL history to record 50 goals for two different franchises (Vancouver & Florida) ... Selected as the most valuable player of the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 6, tallying a hat trick and adding an assist in the match … Tallied two goals on Mar. 25 vs. Montreal to set a new NHL record with his brother Valeri of the Calgary Flames for most goals scored in one season by two brothers (89) … Skated in his 500th NHL match on Mar. 11 vs. Chicago … Tallied his 500th NHL point on Oct. 12 at Montreal … Named NHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 19 … Selected as the NHL's Player of the Month for December, registering 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 13 matches … Selected a Second Team NHL All-Star … Skated in four post-season contests, registering one goal and three assists for four points. 2000-01: Ranked first in the NHL in goals (59), winning his second consecutive Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy … Became the first player since 1997-98 (Teemu Selanne) to record back-to-back 50 goal seasons … Ranked first in the NHL and set a Florida Panthers franchise record with 384 shots on goal … Set a NHL record by tallying 29.5% of his team's goals for the season … Ranked first on the team and seventh in the NHL with 92 points (59 goals, 33 assists) and tied for second with 19 power play goals … Ranked fifth among NHL forwards in average time on ice (26:52) … Registered two assists for the World Team at the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 4 in Denver, CO … Selected a Second Team NHL All-Star for the second straight season … Tallied a pair of goals on Nov. 10 vs. Calgary, including his 600th NHL point … Became the first player in franchise history to record back-to-back hat tricks, netting seven goals and one assist on Feb. 10 at Atlanta and Feb. 14 vs. Phoenix. 2001-02: Acquired by the Rangers from Florida on Mar. 18, along with Florida's second round draft choice in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (Lee Falardeau) in exchange for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak and the Rangers' first (later traded to Calgary - Eric Nystrom) and second (Rob Globke) round draft choices in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth round draft choice in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft … Skated in 68 contests with the Rangers and Florida, registering 34 goals and 35 assists for 69 points, along with 62 penalty minutes ... Appeared in 12 matches with the Rangers, collecting 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points, along with six penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating ... Is the first player since Tony McKegney in 1986-87 to score 12 goals in his first 12 games as a Ranger ... Recorded a point in 10 of his 12 games in a Ranger uniform and registered a goal in six of his first seven matches (nine goals over the span) ... Matched a team-high with a seven-game point scoring streak from Mar. 27 to Apr. 10, registering 15 points (nine goals, six assists) over the span ... Tallied his first goal/point as a Ranger in his Blueshirt debut on Mar. 19 vs. Vancouver (Dan Cloutier) ... Ranked seventh in the NHL with 287 shots on goal ... Tied for 20th in the NHL in average time on ice (25:00) ... Ranked first on Florida at the time of the trade in all major offensive categories, registering 22 goals and 27 assists for 49 points in 56 matches … Tallied his 400th NHL goal on Jan. 26 at Boston ... Recorded his 700th NHL point on Dec. 15 at Long Island … Posted a seven-game point scoring streak from Oct. 30 to Nov. 14, registering nine points (five goals, four assists) over the span … Skated in his 600th NHL match on Oct. 13 vs. Philadelphia.
INTERNATIONAL CAREERWas a member of Team Russia at the 2000 World Hockey Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia .... Made the second Olympic appearance of his career for Team Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, registering two goals and one assist in six matches while helping Russia capture the bronze medal ... Was also a member of the silver medal winning Russian Team at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, tallying a tournament-high nine goals in six matches … Selected to represent Russia in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey but was unable to play in the tournament after suffering a kidney contusion in an exhibition match vs. Team USA … Registered two goals and four assists for six points at the 1990 World & European Championships, garnering a gold medal … Participated in the World & European Championships in 1991 as well, capturing a bronze medal … Represented Russia at three World Junior Championship tournaments (1989, 1990, 1991), capturing a gold medal in 1989 and silver in 1990 and 1991.
BACKGROUNDHis brother Valeri is a right wing for the St. Louis Blues … Enjoys traveling, reading about history, politics, playing tennis and spending time with friends ... Lists tennis as his favorite non-hockey sport to play and watch ... Cites the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals as his most memorable NHL moment ... Owns a large collection of Russian books and movies ... Spends his off-season in Moscow, Russia and Miami, Florida ... Names Soviet National Team great Valeri Kharlamov and Maurice “Rocket” Richard as his hockey heroes ... Serves on the Advisory Board for the NHLPA Goals & Dreams Fund, which provides financial assistance to grassroots hockey initiatives all over the world ... Favorite movie is Fletch while his favorite television show is “Full House” ... Single.In the sixth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the 113th player taken overall, by the Vancouver Canucks was a young player named Pavel Bure from the Central Red Army in Russia. It was a controversial pick at that time because no 18 year old could be drafted after the third round unless he had played more than ten games in 2 seasons in a major league. The NHL Media Guide stated that Pavel had only played 5 games the year before, but Mike Penny (the Canucks' Chief Scout) discovered proofs in the form of scoresheets which had recorded that Pavel had played 11 games in that previous year. " The Russian Rocket" had only started skating at the age of six. His father, Vladimir, gave him a chair so that he wouldn't fall down too much. When he got a chance for his first tryout to become a member of the Soviet Red Army team, he wore figure skates and fell down lots of times, making him the worst player on the ice. But "Vlad the Dad" didn't worry, afterall he always wanted his son to be a world class swimmer just like himself. However, at the age of 16, Pavel joined the Red Army to play with the best hockey players in Russia at that time, including the popular KLM line (Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov)and it was in that team also that he met Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny. Together, they formed one of the best lines on the team. Pavel played in the World Junior Championships for three years where he scored 27 goals and 12 assists for a total of 39 points in just 21 games. In 1989 and 1990 he won the gold medal, and in 1991 just before joining the Canucks, he won the silver medal. In 1989 he was named the Soviet League Rookie of the Year, and as well on the ALL STAR TEAM at the World Junior Hockey Championships that year. And as we all know, winning the NHL Rookie of the year in 1992. In 1993-94 he scored 60 goals for the second-straight year, making him the eighth player in NHL history to accomplish that feat (the other players to do that were Phil Esposito, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, and Mario Lemieux). Pavel was traded to the Florida Panthers on 17th January 1999, after missing all games to that date of the 1998/99 season because the Vancouver Canucks suspended him for not reporting to their training camp. Pavel sat out the games at home in Moscow, training with his alma mater, the Central Red Army hockey team. LCS VIEW OF PAVEL'S HISTORYPavel Bure is the most electrifying hockey player as the world turns into the 21st century. While Jaromir Jagr, Dominik Hasek, Paul Kariya and Eric Lindros are all extremely great hockey players, Bure has the rare ability to pull the fans out of their seats every time he touches the puck.No one loves to score as much as Bure. Even in practice he loves to see the twine bulge. In that sense Bure ranks as one of the greatest pure goal scorers in hockey history. Names like Mike Bossy and Rocket Richard are fair comparisons. Bure is nicknamed the Russian Rocket because of his incredible speed. Despite major reconstructive knee surgery, Bure appears to have fully recovered. While some players can match his foot speed, what makes Bure so special is he can carry the puck at top speed. Most players just push the puck in front of them as they break down the wing; Bure is capable of deking through a top defenseman without losing steam. Sometimes he even drops the puck into his feet and kicks it by the blueliner, and then accelerates by him to get in alone. He is truly a magnificent player to watch. Though small by NHL standards, Bure is built like a rock, with great strength and balance. He has a nasty streak him and won't take anything from bigger players. When he senses a chance to score, he is reckless in his drive to the net. The only knocks on Bure are his lack of defensive play and team play. He'd rather cheat in the neutral zone than back check. But Wayne Gretzky used to do that too. Its something that his coaches aren't exactly happy with, but as long as he is putting the puck in the net they will keep relatively quiet. One area that his coaches would like Bure to do more of his use his linemates more. Too often Bure tries to go through the entire opposition by himself. Sometimes he actually does it, and every time it is exciting to see. But Bure is a good passer and the team would be better off if Bure would be a little less selfish at times. Drafted in the sixth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 113th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks. It would turn out to be a controversial pick at that time because no 18 year old could be drafted after the third round unless he had played more than ten games in 2 seasons in a major league. The NHL Media Guide stated that Pavel had only played 5 games the year before, but Mike Penny (the Canucks' Chief Scout) discovered proofs in the form of scoresheets which had recorded that Pavel had played 11 games in that previous year. At the age of 16, Pavel joined the Red Army to play with the best hockey players in Russia at that time, including the popular KLM line (Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov). It was with that team also that he met Sergei Federov and Alexander Mogilny. Together, they formed one of the best lines in the world. They were being groomed to carry on the tradition of the KLM line in the old Soviet regime, prior to the fall of communism. Pavel played in the World Junior Championships for three years where he scored 27 goals and 12 assists for a total of 39 points in just 21 games. In 1989 and 1990 he won the gold medal, and in 1991 just before joining the Canucks, he won the silver medal. In 1989 he was named the Soviet League Rookie of the Year. Pavel came to Vancouver 15 games into the 1991-92 season. Bure instantly became the NHL's most electrifying player, as he would score 34 times while adding 26 helpers enroute to winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie. The following season the Russian Rocket lifted off to a new stratosphere, scoring 60 goals while adding 50 assists and being named a NHL First Team All Star. In 1993-94 he scored 60 goals for the second-straight year, making him the eighth player in NHL history to accomplish that feat (the other players to do that were Phil Esposito, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, and Mario Lemieux). This time he led the league with his 60 markers. During the unforgettable Stanley Cup run of the 1994 playoffs, Pavel led the team in scoring with 31 points. He also led the entire league in playoff goals with 16, none bigger than the game 7 overtime goal against the Calgary Flames to advance the Canucks to the second round. The following season was a difficult season for the entire NHL and most of its players as the season was shortened due to a labour dispute. Pavel only managed 20 goals and 43 points in 44 games. Yet it was nowhere as near as difficult as the next two seasons. 1995-96 was supposed to be the great rejoining of perhaps the league's most dangerous duo - Pavel Bure and newly acquired Alexander Mogilny. Unfortunately only 15 games into the season Pavel Bure's ACL ligament was torn to pieces in a freak accident. Pavel's season was over. The 1996-97 season saw Pavel return for 63 games but only muster 23 goals and 55 points. During the season people wondered if the Russian Rocket would ever return to his former glory. Following the conclusion of the disappointing season it became known that Pavel had played much of the schedule with a severe case of whiplash, and perhaps should have sat out that season as well. Any doubts about Bure's ability to return to his style of explosive speed, all out recklessness and goal scoring clinics were answered in the 1997-98 season, as Bure teamed up with Mark Messier to score 51 times while tieing for 3rd over all in league scoring. Bure, who had notified the Canucks he wished to be traded as early as the 1995-96 season, finally demanded a trade by sitting out the start of the 1998-99 season. Bure sat out despite being scheduled to make $8 million US citing reasons such as not enough privacy in a small, Canadian market, a variety of disputes with management and a desire to play with a winning team. The trade finally came on January 17, 1999 as Brian Burke trade him to the Florida Panthers. Bure, Brett Hedican, Brad Ference and a 3rd round pick went to the Sunshine State in exchange for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Mike Brown, Kevin Weekes and a 1st round pick. Bure's stay in Florida started out a bit rocky, as he reinjured his damaged knee. However Bure again rehabilitated his knee and by the 1999-2000 season restablished himself as one of the leagues's top players. Bure is a mysterious character too. A book called The Riddle of the Russian Rocket published in 1999 detailed several oddities about Pavel. PANTHERS VIEW OF PAVEL'S HISTORYHow acquired:Traded from Vancouver to Florida on January 17, 1999 along with Bret Hedican, Brad Ference and a 1999 or 2000 third-round draft choice, in exchange for Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner, Kevin Weekes, Mike Brown and a 1999 or 2000 first-round draft choice.
2000-2001: Multiple-Goal Games-11, Multiple-Point Games-24, Games Missed Because of Injury-0. 1999-2000: Completed ninth NHL season and second with the Panthers...Led NHL in goals (58) to capture the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy...Finished second to Jaromir Jagr for the Art Ross Trophy, with 94 points...Was a finalist for the Hart and Lester B. Pearson Trophies...Led NHL in game-winning goals (14) and empty-net goals (9)...Ranked among team leaders in goals (first), assists (fourth, 36), points (first), power-play goals (first, 11), game-winning goals (first), shorthanded goals (first, 2) and plus/minus (first, plus-25)...Posted an assist on GWG April 5 vs. Boston, extending franchise-record points streak to 13 games (12-9-21), tying a career best......Scored two goals, including GWG March 25 vs. Montreal to break NHL record, along with his brother Valeri (Calgary), for goals scored by two brothers in a season (89)...Became first NHL player of the season and first Panther ever to reach 50 goals, setting new franchise records for career hat tricks (6) and hat tricks in a season (4) with four-point effort (3-1-4) at NY Islanders...Played in 500th NHL game March 11 vs. Chicago, recording an assist...Set franchise record for points in a season (71) March 3 at NY Rangers with an assist...Scored a goal in four consecutive games February 11-16...Named NHL All-Star Game MVP February 6 after scoring 11th hat trick in All-Star history (10 players) and adding an assist...Set franchise record for goals in a season, scoring his 33rd and 34th (GWG in OT), and became the seventh-fastest player to reach 300 NHL goals (478 GP) January 22 vs. Boston...Notched points in seven straight games (10-6-16) January 1-15...Became fastest player in franchise history to score 30 goals in a season and 50 points in a season (34 games) with goal and assist January 14 vs. Carolina...Set franchise record for shots in a game (11) and logged three points (2-1-3) January 8 at San Jose...Tied four club records with four-goal game vs. Tampa Bay January 1...Named NHL Player of the Month for December, scoring 22 points (12-10-22) in 13 games...Named NHL Player of the Week for December 13-19...Set Panthers records for longest goal streak (five games, December 11-20), longest assist streak (seven games, December 15-27), and longest GWG streak (three games, December 15-18)...Notched hat trick and an assist December 17 at Buffalo...Logged first hat trick of the season (third as a Panther) December 8 at Phoenix, setting a team record for most goals in a period (3)...Missed three games November 5-10 with a broken finger suffered November 3 at Edmonton...Missed five games with a groin injury suffered October 12 at Montreal...Notched his 500th NHL point with assist on Lance Pitlick's game-winning goal October 12 at Montreal...Posted points in five straight games (5-3-8) to start the season...Made return from major reconstructive knee surgery on opening night, October 2, and scored Florida's first goal of 1999-2000 on the team's first shot...Named Panthers alternate captain on October 1 1998-1999: Completed eighth NHL season and first with the Panthers...Had 13 goals and three assists in 11 games...Scored two goals in Panthers (and season) debut on January 20 at New York Islanders...Added another the following night at New York Rangers...Played 30 minutes and recorded first hat trick as a Panther (and tenth of NHL career) in 3-3 tie at Philadelphia on January 26...Had assist in home debut on January 27 vs. Montreal and scored first goal in Sunrise on January 30 vs. Dallas...Notched three points (one goal, two assists) in 5-2 win vs. Toronto on February 3...Had at least one point in each of his first six games with the Panthers, going 8-3-11 over the span...Strained muscle behind right knee on February 5 at Pittsburgh...Missed eight contests before returning on February 24 vs. Philadelphia...Had eight goals and three assists in seven games at time of injury...Scored first penalty-shot goal in Panthers history on February 26 in Detroit against Chris Osgood and also had another goal that night...Recorded natural hat trick on March 3 vs. Colorado before leaving game after two periods with right knee injury...Underwent arthroscopic surgery on March 5...Had additional surgery on March 29 in Birmingham, Alabama to repair anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)...Went 5-3-8 in five home games and 8-0-8 in six road games...Panthers were 5-4-2 with him in the lineup and 5-2-2 in the games he played from start to finish. Quick Stats: Led Canucks in goals (51), assists (39), points (90) and shots (329) in addition to power-play (13), shorthanded (6) and game-winning tallies (4)...Tied Philadelphia's John LeClair for third in the league in goals, one behind Teemu Selanne (Anaheim) and Peter Bondra (Washington)...Tied the New York Rangers' Wayne Gretzky for third in points behind Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr (102) and Colorado's Peter Forsberg (91)...Led NHL in shots and tied San Jose's Jeff Friesen for league lead in shorthanded tallies...Tied for seventh in power-play scores...Made fourth All-Star appearance...Switched back to uniform No. 10 after wearing No. 96 in 1995-1996 and 1996-1997...Recorded season-high 10-game point streak from November 11-December 1, netting eight goals and eight assists over span...Had pair of five-game goal streaks: November 22-December 1 (seven goals) and January 24-31 (five goals)...Recorded 25 of his 90 points on the power play (13 goals, 12 assists)...Had nine shorthanded points (six goals, three assists)...Recorded three hat tricks: October 21 at Dallas, December 6 at Colorado and December 15 vs. Los Angeles...Scored on all three penalty shots he attempted: November 12 at San Jose (Mike Vernon), January 26 at Phoenix (Nikolai Khabibulin) and February 28 vs. Ottawa (Damian Rhodes)...Recorded 400th NHL point on November 1 at Pittsburgh and 200th assist on November 20 vs. Phoenix...Played 400th NHL game on January 31 at Edmonton...Named Canucks' MVP and Most Exciting Player...Won Molson Cup (most three-star selections)...Went 23-16-39 in 41 home games and 28-23-51 in 41 road games. 1996-1997: 1995-1996: 1994-1995: 1993-1994: 1992-1993: 1991-1992: International: Europe: NHL Entry Draft: Personal: 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS VIEW OF PAVEL'S HISTORYScoring threatPavel Bure's (pronounced PAH-vehl BUH-ray) scoring touch has been feared both in the NHL - where he is a six-time All-Star - and on the Olympic ice. In Nagano, he led the Games tournament with nine goals as Russia earned the silver medal. He has led the NHL in goals scored three times and had a memorable post-season run in 1993-1994, scoring 16 goals in the playoffs.
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Traded to Florida
Буре Павел Владимирович (хоккей с шайбой). БиографияРодился 31 марта 1971 года в Москве. В хоккее - с 1976 года, воспитанник спортшколы ЦСКА (тренер - Виктор Тихонов), выступал за армейский клуб до 1990 года. Играл в составе юношеской сборной СССР, чуть позднее - взрослой.Лучший новичок СССР сезона 1988-1989 годов. За четыре сезона в конце 1980-х - начале 1990-х годов сыграл в чемпионатах Советского Союза 127 матчей, набрав в них по системе "гол плюс пас" 98 очков (67 заброшенных шайб и 31 результативная передача). В составе ЦСКА дважды становился чемпионом СССР и один раз - чемпионом мира. В 20 лет (в 1991 году) уехал в США. В 1991 году выбран канадским клубом Vankuver Canucks в четвертом раунде драфта NHL под общим 113 номером. До 1999 года выступал за Vankuver. За семь сезонов в НХЛ П.Буре провел 488 матчей, набрав по системе "гол плюс пас" 544 очка (288 заброшенных шайб и 256 результативных передач). Лучший новичок НХЛ 1992 года. Принимал участие в играх "All Stars" НХЛ в 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998 и 2000 годах. В сезонах 1993-1994 и 1999-2000 годов был первым в НХЛ по количеству заброшенных шайб. В 1992-1993 годах Буре установил рекорд Vankuver Canucks , став первым в истории клуба, кому покорился рубеж в 50 голов и 100 очков за сезон. В сезоне 1993-1994 годов провел 76 голов, выведя "Кэнакс" в финал розыграша Кубка Стэнли. За высочайшую скорость прозван "Русской ракетой". В 1994 году попал в первую пятёрку "Всех Звёзд" НХЛ, в 2000 году - во вторую. В сезоне 1997-1998 годов в третий раз назван самым ценным игроком "Ванкувера", 4-й раз - приз "Молсон Кап", 5-й раз за 7 лет признан самым исключительным хоккеистом клуба. В 1998 году стал третьим по результативности в лиге, набрав 90 очков (51 плюс 39), чаще всех угрожая воротам - 329 бросков. В сезоне 1998-1999 годов объявил забастовку и отказался выходить на лед, требуя от владельцев "Кэнакса" обменять его в другой клуб. Причина конфликта: Буре потребовал увеличения зарплаты с 5 до 8 млн. долларов в год. 17 января 1999 года по обмену перешел во "Флорида Пантерз" (Florida Panthers). 20 января 1999 года состоялась первая игра за "Флорида Пантерз" (США). 8 февраля 1999 года руководство клуба заключило с П.Буре долгосрочный контракт (на 5 лет). В составе Florida Panthers дважды становился лучшим снайпером NHL - в 2000 и 2001 годах, забросил соответственно 58 и 59 шайб. Всего за время выступлений в NHL принял участие в 651 матче, забросил 406 шайб и сделал 323 результативные передачи. 19 марта 2002 года по обмену перешел в New York Rangers. 16 ноября 2004 года назначен атташе Олимпийского комитета России (ОКР) на Зимних Играх-2006 в Турине. 1 ноября 2005 года назначен генеральным менеджером олимпийской сборной России по хоккею. ТИТУЛЫ И НАГРАДЫ: Серебряный призер Олимпиады-98 в Нагано. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР, Чемпион СССР 1989 года. Обладатель Кубка Европейских Чемпионов 1989 и 1990 годов. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских Игр 1998 года. Лучший нападающий Олимпиады-98. Чемпион мира 1990 года, бронзовый призёр ЧМ-91. Чемпион мира среди молодёжных команд 1989 и 1990 года, серебряный призёр молодёжного ЧМ-91, Финалист Кубка Стэнли-94. За Олимпиаду-98 награждён орденом Почёта. Награжден офицерской шашкой от Министерства обороны (1999). |