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Pavel Vladimirovich "The Russian Rocket" Bure / Па́вел Влади́мирович Буре́ - Born March 31, 1971 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union is a Russian retired ice Hockey right winger and general manager.

- Cup of Russia / Soviet Hockey Champion 1988, 1989 with CSKA Moscow.

- IIHF European Cup / Europa Cup Champion 1988, 1989, 1990 with CSKA Moscow..

- World Junior Ice Hockey Champion 1989 with Soviet Union.
- European Junior Ice Hockey Champion 1989 with Soviet Union.

- 1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Silver Medal Winner with Soviet Union.
- 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Silver Medal Winner with Soviet Union.

- World Ice Hockey Champion 1990 with Soviet Union.
- 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships Bronze Medal Winner with Soviet Union.

- Winter Olympics Silver Medal Winner 1998 with Russia.
Bure was selected as Best Forward in 1998.
- Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Winner 2002 with Russia.

- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner 1992 with Vancouver Canucks.

- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Champion 1994 with Vancouver Canucks.
Stanley Cup finalist 1994.

- Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Winner 2000, 2001 with Florida Panthers.

Bure made his NHL debut with Vancouver Canucks on November 5, 1991 vs Winnipeg Jets at Pacific Coliseum in a 2-2 tie.

Bure scored his 1st NHL goal vs Daniel Berthiaume of Los Angeles Kings at 7:17 of 2nd period on November 12, 1991 at Pacific Coliseum in a 8-2 Canucks win.

Bure scored his 1st NHL hat-trick during the 1992 NHL playoffs vs Rick Tabaracci of Winnipeg Jets on April 28, 1992 at Winnipeg Arena in a 8-3 Canucks win.

Bure scored his 1st regular season NHL hat-trick vs Jeff Reese of Calgary Flames on November 2, 1992 at Olympic Saddledome in a 5-3 Calgary win.

Bure holds the Canucks record for most goals in a season with 60 in both the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons.

Bure holds many Canucks records and was voted:
Most Exciting Player Award - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998.
Molson Cup - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998.
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Winner - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998.
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Winner - 1993, 1994, 1998.

The Canucks traded Bure to Florida Panthers on January 17, 1999. While playing for the Panthers, Bure won back to back Rocket Richard Trophies in 2000 and 2001, and holds the Panthers record for most goals in a season with 59 in 2000-01.

The Panthers traded Bure to New York Rangers on March 18, 2002.

Bure played in 702 regular season NHL games, scoring 437 goals (59 GWG / 6 OTG), 342 assists with 484 penalty minutes and 64 NHL playoff games, scoring 35 goals (3 GWG / 1 OTG), 35 assists with 74 penalty minutes.

Bure played in NHL All-Star Games 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001.
Bure was the NHL All-Star Game MVP in 2000, scoring a hat-trick.

Bure was selected to the 1994 NHL First All-Star Team.

Pavel Bure was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.

Pavel Bure was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Vancouver Canucks retired Bure's 10 jersey on November 2, 2013.

In 2017, Bure was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

NOTE
Bure holds the NHL record for most penalty shot goals in 1 season with 3 goals in 1997-98.

Vancouver Canucks captain Trevor Linden Quote:
"I don't know if I've ever seen or played with a player that's brought people out of their seats like that."

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