Pavel Bure
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Age: 24 Birthdate: March 31, 1971 Birthplace: Moscow, USSR Resides: Vancouver, BC Height: 5'10" Weight: 187 lbs Shoots: Left Family: Single |
Personal | |
| Nicknamed "the Russian Rocket" ... Took to the pilot seat of an Air Canada passenger plane to welcome Air Canada as the team's official airline...Participated in the filming of a television commercial for CrimeStoppers...Usually accompanies best friend Gino Odjick on visits to hospitals and to meet First Nations people ... Was spokesperson for British Columbia Environment "Giving Green" recycling program that discouraged people from using excessive wrapping papper at Christmas ... Has a large collection of Russian movies and enjoys reading all the time ... Spent the off-season in Southern California ... Brother Valeri was drafted by Montreal ... Signed a new six year contract (retroactive to 1993-94) on June 16, 1994 ... As part of agreement Pavel's father Vladimir will be retained as a fitness and marketing consultant ... Vladimir competed in swimming for Soviet Union in 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics ... Pavel's boyhood idols were Valeri Kharlamov and Boris Mikhailov | |
1994-95 | |
| Finished first in scoring with 20-23-43...First on team with 20 goals...Second on team with 43 points...Recorded one hat-trick vs. Anaheim on April 11th...Scored 1-1-2 eight times...Recorded one goal and two assists twice...Scored 55.8% of points on the powerplay(6-7-13)...Scored a season high of 4 assists vs. Edmonton on April 22nd...Led team with 198 shots on goal... Led the Canucks with 2 goals and 4 assists shorthanded...Was fourth in powerplay scoring with 6-7-13...Was voted Canucks Most Exciting Player for the fourth straight season...Was the Canucks scoring leader for the third straight season | |
PLAYOFFS | |
| Led the Canucks with 7-6-13 in 11 games played...Recorded two short-handed goals and two powerplay goals...Recorded three assists in game #3 vs. St. Louis...Led the team in shots on goal with 39...Appeared in 50th playoff game as a Canuck vs. St. Louis on May 7th | |
1993-94 | |
| Scored 60 goals for the second straight year, becoming the first Canuck player to lead the NHL in goal-scoring ... Finished 5th overall in NHL scoring with 107 points ... Back-to-back 60 goals seasons made him the 8th player in NHL history to score 60 or more goals twice in a career (Phil Esposito, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri, Wayne Gretzky, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Mario Lemieux are the others) ... Tied with Hull for NHL lead in power play goals with a club record 25 ... Scored 79 points in 53 games vs Western Conference opponents ... Scored 49 goals in last 50 games ... Scored 50th goal Mar. 23 at LA (empty net) ... Holds or shares 17 club regular season and 12 playoff records ... Awards/Honors: Selected the First Team NHL All-Star right wing, another franchise first ... Registered 30 points (19-11-30) in 16 games in March, the second highest point total for any one month in club history, and was named NHL player of the Month, the second Canuck to receive the honor (McLean, October, 1991) ... Named Canucks' MVP for second straight year and the Molson Cup Player of the Year and Most Exciting Player for the third time ... Voted by fans for the second consecutive year to the starting lineup at the NHL All-Star Game.... Playoffs: Led all players with 16 goals, 3 short of NHL record ... Finished 2nd in scoring with 31 points ... Recorded 16 game scoring streak (13-10-23), two shy of the NHL record ... Was held pointless in just 2 games of the playoffs ... Scored double overtime winner in Game 7 vs Calgary, ending third longest game in Canucks' history | |
Career | |
| Finished 13th in NHL scoring and 5th in goal-scoring with a career high 60-50-110 in 1992-93, becoming the first Canuck 50 goal scorer and 100-point player ... Scored 50th goal on Grant Fuhr in a 5-2 win over Buffalo at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Mar. 1, 1993 ... Enjoyed a 13 game point streak (12-10-22), longest of career and fourth longest in franchise history, Jan. 4-30, 1993 ... Recorded first regular season hat-trick and first 4-goal game Oct. 12, 1992, in 8-1 win over Winnipeg ... Won Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie-of-the-Year, becoming first Canuck to receive a major post-season award, after setting club record for goals by a rookie (34) and equalling Ivan Hlinka's points record (60), in 1991-92 ... Was NHL Rookie of the Month for March/April ... Scored first two NHL goals in 3rd NHL game, Nov. 12, 1991, vs Los Angeles ... Picked up first NHL point two days earlier on Nov. 10 vs NY Islanders ... Made NHL debut Nov. 5 vs Winnipeg ... Was drafted by Vancouver in the 6th round (113th overall) of 1989 Entry Draft but was later (May 21, 1990) ruled ineligble for '89 draft by NHL President John Ziegler ... That decision reversed on June 14, 1990, and Bure was reinstated as Canuck property ... Prior to joining the Canucks Bure played for medal winning Soviet teams in 1991 (silver), 1990 (gold), and 1989 (gold) World Jr. Championships ... Played on a line with Detroit's Sergei Fedorov and Buffalo's Alexander Molginy at '89 World Jr.'s, scoring 8-6-14 and selected top forward ... Competed for the Soviet Union at two World Championships, winning gold in 1990 and bronze in 1991 ... Was selected Rookie-of-the-Year in the Soviet Elite League in 1988-89. | |
| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1987-88 | CSKA | USSR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1988-89 | CSKA a | USSR | 32 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 8 | |||||
| 1989-90 | CSKA | USSR | 46 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 20 | |||||
| 1990-91 | CSKA | USSR | 44 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 24 | |||||
| 1991-92 | Vancouver b | NHL | 65 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 1992-93 | Vancouver | NHL | 83 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 1993-94 | Vancouver c | NHL | 76 | 60 | 47 | 107 | 86 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 40 |
| 1994-95 | Vancouver | NHL | 44 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| Totals as a Canuck - NHL | 268 | 174 | 146 | 320 | 232 | 60 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 72 | ||
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| Selected by Vancouver from CSKA Moscow in the 6th round (113th overall) of the 1989 Entry Draft. |
| Bure vs the NHL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Anaheim | 11 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Boston | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Calgary | 24 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| Chicago | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Dallas | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Detroit | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Edmonton | 24 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hartford | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| LA | 24 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| Montreal | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| NY Islanders | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| NY Rangers | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ottawa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 2| 1 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Quebec | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| St. Louis | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| San Jose | 22 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Toronto | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Winnipeg | 21 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Bure was the sixth fastest player in NHL history to score 100 career goals: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bossy | NYI | 129 Games |
| 2 | Teemu Selanne | Wpg | 130 Games |
| 3 | Maurice Richard | Mtl | 134 Games |
| 4 | Joe Nieuwendyk | Cgy | 144 Games |
| 5 | Wayne Gretzky | LA | 145 Games |
| 6 | Pavel Bure | Van | 154 Games |
| FAST FACT: Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy are the only two players to score more goals than Pavel Bure during their first three full NHL seasons: | |||
| No. | Player | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 239 | 198 |
| 2 | Mike Bossy | 228 | 173 |
| 3 | Pavel Bure | 224 | 154 |
| 4 | Mario Lemieux | 215 | 145 |
| 5 | Brett Hull | 223 | 145 |
| 6 | Luc Robitaille | 237 | 144 |
| 7 | Jimmy Carson | 240 | 141 |
| 8 | Richard Martin | 226 | 133 |
| 9 | Peter Stastny | 232 | 132 |
| 10 | Steve Larmer | 240 | 124 |
