NHL All-Rookie Team
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The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League (NHL) at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year. The team was first named after the 1982–83 NHL season and since then many future stars have been selected.
Steve Yzerman was named to the All-Rookie Team in the 1983–84 season.
Mario Lemieux was named to the All-Rookie Team in the 1984–85 season.
Patrick Roy was named to the All-Rookie Team in the 1985–86 season.
Mike Modano was named to the All-Rookie Team in the 1989–90 season.
Pavel Bure
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Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers between 1991 and 2003. Trained in the Soviet Union, he played three seasons with the Central Red Army team before his NHL career.
Bure with the Vancouver Canucks in 1997
The Calder Memorial Trophy that Bure won in his rookie season
Bure's first game-worn Canucks jersey (centre) on display at Rogers Arena (also pictured on either side are Wayne Maki and Glen Hanlon's jerseys).
Pavel Bure in 1997 donning an alternate captain's crest for the Vancouver Canucks. He served as an alternate captain with the team between 1995 and 1998.