Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" for his exceptional speed and skill, Bure played for 12 s
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.
Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure is a Russian-American former professional ice hockey player. He was a right winger for 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flam
Pavel Bure
…remained with his mother. By the time he was 14 years old, he was named to the Central Red Army's junior team. In 1991, he joined his father and brother, Valeri in moving to North America as he embarked on a National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Vancouver Canucks. His mother arrived two months later…
Bure (far right), brother Pavel (centre-right) meet with Russian Olympic Committee President Leonid Tyagachev and Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) in 2001.