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Nicknamed 'the Russian Rocket' for his exceptional speed and skill, he scored 437 goals in 702 career NHL games.
15 Interesting Facts About Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure, known as 'The Russian Rocket', was an elite NHL goal scorer and Hall of Famer renowned for his incredible speed and dynamic play.
Position
Right wing
Jersey
#10
Status
Retired
Teams
6
Facts
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He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
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He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year in 1992.
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He won back-to-back Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophies as the league's leading goal scorer in 2000 and 2001.
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He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2000 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto after recording a hat trick.
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He scored a career-high five goals in a single game against Finland in the semifinals of the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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During his rookie year in the Soviet League, he set a league rookie record by scoring 17 goals in 1988–89.
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He holds the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships all-time goal-scoring record with 27 goals in 21 games.
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He served as the general manager for Russia's national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
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In his NHL debut in 1991, a journalist laid the groundwork for his famous moniker by calling him 'the fastest Soviet creation since Sputnik.'
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He changed his jersey number from 10 to 96 to commemorate September 6, 1991, the date he first landed in North America.
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In the 2000–01 season, he set an NHL record by scoring 29.5% of his team's total goals for the Florida Panthers.
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He stood up in a Detroit courtroom and offered $50,000 of his own money to help settle his contract dispute with his former Soviet club.
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At age 11, he was selected as one of three young Russian players to practice with Wayne Gretzky in a taped television special.
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His family produced high-end watches for Russian tsars, a craft he attempted to revive in 1995 by selling replica watches for $30,000 each.
About Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure, nicknamed 'The Russian Rocket', was one of the most explosive goal scorers in NHL history, renowned for his game-breaking speed and skill. He scored 60 goals twice with the Vancouver Canucks and won back-to-back Maurice Richard Trophies with the Florida Panthers before being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
Career Achievements & Milestones
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Calder Memorial Trophy
1992
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
2000
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
2001
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Hockey Hall of Fame Induction
2012
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100 Greatest NHL Players
2017
Player Information & Stats
Detailed career statistics and background information about Pavel Bure.
Player Info
Country: Russia
Position: Right wing
Jersey #: 10
Status: Retired
Age: 55 years old
Physical Stats
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 191 lbs (87 kg)
Born: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Career Stats
Seasons: 12
Goals: 437
Assists: 342
Points: 779
Teams: 6
Drafted: 1989
Round: 6th
Hall of Fame: ✓ Inducted
Teams & Career
CSKA Moscow Vancouver Canucks Spartak Moscow EV Landshut Florida Panthers New York Rangers
Pavel Bure played for 6 different teams during his 12 seasons career. He was originally drafted 6th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 1989.