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  Pavel Bure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bure comes from an athletic family; his father, Vladimir Bure, was an Olympic swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games.
Bure was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year for 1991-92.
On March 18, 2002, Bure was acquired by the New York Rangers along with Florida's 2nd round pick in the 2002 draft for Igor Ulanov, Filip Novak and the Rangers' 1st and 2nd round choices in the draft and a 4th round choice in the 2003 draft.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pavel_Bure   (822 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Hockey - Rangers acquire Pavel Bure from Panthers - Tuesday March 19, 2002 08:09 PM
Pavel Bure's numbers are down this season, but the Rangers think he can spark a playoff run.
Now that Pavel Bure is off the board, SI's Kostya Kennedy examines other candidates who may be packing their bags by the Tuesday deadline.
Bure, who will turn 31 later this month, has two years left on a contract that will pay him $10 million per season, as well as an option in the 2004-05 season for $11 million.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2002/03/18/rangers_bure_ap   (868 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure, the Russian Rocket, developed quickly as a youngster in the Soviet Union, and when he arrived in the NHL he proved to be that rare and thrilling player a pure goal scorer.
Bure made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks in 1991-92, and his 34 goals and 60 points made him an easy choice as winner of the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie.
During the summer of 1999, Bure dedicated himself to strengthening the knee muscles that were so important to his high-flying game, and in his first full season with Florida he led the NHL with 58 goals, becoming the second man to win the Rocket Richard Trophy.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10191   (1191 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Panthers trade Pavel Bure to Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Pavel Bure, one of the NHL's fastest and most dangerous scorers, was obtained from the Florida Panthers, along with a second-round pick, for journeyman defenseman Igor Ulanov, prospect defenseman Filip Novak, a first- and second-round pick this season and a fourth-round pick in 2003.
Bure, a proven 50-plus goal-scorer who led the league in goals the past two seasons, is owed $10 million for each of the next two seasons.
"Pavel is one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of the game, but we have several needs that must be addressed, and this move will give us the flexibility to do that," Fletcher said.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/stories/2002-03-18-bure.htm   (601 words)

  
 New York Rangers Official Web Site :: Rangers Acquire Pavel Bure from Panthers
Bure became the sixth fastest player in National Hockey League history to reach the 400-goal plateau when he tallied his 16th goal of the year on January 26 vs. Boston.
Bure was a member of the Russian Olympic squad at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan and the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, capturing a silver medal in 1998 and a bronze medal in 2002.
Bure was traded to the Florida Panthers, along with Brad Ference, Bret Hedican and a third round choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Robert Fried), from Vancouver in exchange for Kevin Weekes, Mike Brown, Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner and first round choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (Nathan Smith).
www.newyorkrangers.com /pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=546   (968 words)

  
 Pavel Bure won in court to defend Anna's honour - Official Anna Kournikova Message Boards
Pavel Bure filed a lawsuit against Arbat Prestizh Telegid earlier this year accusing the magazine of libel and demanded over $1 million in compensation.
Bure was so upset by the allegations that he filed the lawsuit immediately with Moscow’s Tagansky Court, without contacting the magazine first.
Bure’s lawyer Dmitry Ragulin told the agency his client welcomed the ruling, adding that the compensation he was now entitled to will be used for charity purposes.
www.kournikova.com /community/showthread.php?t=10084   (984 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NHL - Panthers deal Bure to Rangers
The Pavel Bure to New York Rangers trade is one that leaves you scratching your head.
Bure, who will turn 31 on March 31, has two years left on a contract that will pay him $10 million per season, as well as an option in the 2004-05 season for $11 million.
Pavel Bure describes the shock-value of the trade.
espn.go.com /nhl/news/2002/0318/1353722.html   (765 words)

  
 Pavel Bure Retires - Becomes Russian Team GM - Xbox Addict Asylum
Pavel Bure has officially retired as a player, and will take over as general manager for the Russian Olympic Team, according to the Reuters News Agency.
Bure was a two-time winner of the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goalscorer, notching 58 goals in 2000 and 59 in 2001.
Bure has plenty of Olympic experience and the Russian Hockey Federation is hopeful that he will be able to attract the countries best players.
www.xboxaddict.com /forums/showthread.php?t=72746   (594 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NHL - Agent: P. Bure's future unclear due to bum knee
TORONTO -- New York Rangers star Pavel Bure's career could be in jeopardy due to lingering pain in his knee after surgery, according to the player's agent.
Pavel did three weeks of rehab in Florida immediately after the season, he's been working out in Moscow, he's in great shape.
Bure managed 19 goals and 11 assists for 30 points in 39 games with the Rangers last season.
espn.go.com /nhl/news/2003/0804/1590272.html   (304 words)

  
 Pavel Bure Retires - NHL - Revert after SC - NBCSanDiego.com | KNSD
Bure was taken in the just sixth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by Vancouver (113th overall), but quickly became one of the league's most potent offensive weapons.
Bure tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in November of 1995, though, and played in only 15 games the following season.
He was then moved to the Rangers in '02, but was limited to just 51 games over the course of two seasons with another knee injury, and did not play in '03-04.
www.nbcsandiego.com /nhl/5228706/detail.html   (278 words)

  
 Bure buried in Vancouver—until Rangers make a move - Pavel Bure; Ziggy Palffy, Theo Fleury, Claude Lemieux and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Keenan went on to talk about how much Bure, who twice had 60 goals and finished with 51 last season, wants to get the puck at center ice, where he can get up some speed to be at his most effective.
Although Bure is a player no team would pass on, he brings baggage with him most clubs don't want to bother with.
Bure not only gets $8.3 million this season, but a team would have to sign him to a larger deal to keep him because his contract runs out after this season.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_50_222/ai_53460648   (972 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Pavel Bure loves playing for fans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Bure, voted in as a starter on the World Team, will be making his sixth All-Star appearance.
Since then, Bure has become a virtual fixture at the game and broke out last year with only the 11th hat trick in the World Team's 9-4 victory against the North America Team.
This year, Bure will be by himself, leaving him to uphold the family name — if not the expectations of the fans.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/star01/bonus/2001-02-02-line-bure.htm   (985 words)

  
 Bure wants out, but who can afford to trade for him - Vancouver Canuck Pavel Bure wants to play for different hockey ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
"Pavel Bure is the most electrifying player in the NHL," says Mike Keenan, his coach.
Bure made $5.5 million last season, but an escalator clause in his contract, tied to scoring 50 goals, raises his salary to an average of the top three forwards in the NHL--$8 million.
Bure can get lost in Washington and, remember, Capitals owner Abe Pollin is used to signing big-name stars such as Chris Webber and Juwan Howard in trying to win a championship with his NBA Wizards.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n33_v222/ai_21076290   (706 words)

  
 Pavel Bure, Valeri Bure, All-Star Game, Hockey, ASAP Sports FastScripts, Interviews, Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Pavel, after you scored your third goal, you guys had a give-and-go, you were working together.
PAVEL BURE: It meant a lot for me to be around those guys.
PAVEL BURE: Well, usually she comes to North America a few times during the season, comes to Calgary or goes to Montreal, Vancouver or Miami now.
www.asapsports.com /hockey/2000allstar/020600PB.html   (917 words)

  
 Re: Pavel retires -- PAVEL BURE FAN CLUB
Pavel Bure who I too believe belongs in the hall of fame, if not a hall of his own decided to leave me forever wondering what if.
I wish Pavel luck and hope to see him in a managing postion in the NHL some day so that i can play for you.
In closing Pavel, I want to say please >>>don't forget what made you who you are, and what you >>>are and that is a 34yr.
www.voy.com /15202/957.html   (1103 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket: Books: Kerry Banks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Now, an award-winning journalist delves into the mysteries of Bure's life, including what brought him to the West; allegations of involvement with the Russian Mafia; his troubled relationship with his father; the feuds with the media and with the Canucks' management; and his ambivalent attitude towards his intensely adoring fans.
Although the author really didn't have much access to Pavel himself, he fills in lots of the gaps and dispells a lot of the myths about the most exciting player to put on a Nux jersey (sorry, Markus Naslund...you're great but you don't lift me out of my seat like Pavel did).
If you're looking as to why Pavel Bure appears to be such a "selfish little (...)" (as quoted by a certain Canadian famous hockey personality), then you should read this.
www.amazon.com /Pavel-Bure-Riddle-Russian-Rocket/dp/155054828X   (1545 words)

  
 Ex-NHL Star Pavel Bure to Head Russia’s Olympic Hockey Team - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
The player, known as the ’Russian Rocket’ for his blazing speed on ice, was initially offered the chance to lead the combined team a year ago, but he only accepted the invitation after ending his own playing career in the National Hockey League this year due to a knee injury.
Bure was a right winger for the New York Rangers.
Their father, Vladimir, competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal in 1972 in the free-style swimming event, falling short of the gold by half a second.
www.mosnews.com /news/2005/10/27/pavelbure.shtml   (436 words)

  
 Pavel Bure
- The brilliant Pavel Led the Canucks in scoring for the second conecutive season and also led the team in goals.
Pavel tied for the league lead in shorthanded points (6) and tied for the team lead in shorthand goals (2) Pavel led the league in GOALS in 1993-94.
Bure also had a five point game in a win over St. Louis.
members.aol.com /crdshak/bure1.htm   (175 words)

  
 Pavel Bure Quizzes and Pavel Bure Trivia -- FunTrivia
Pavel Bure Quizzes and Pavel Bure Trivia -- FunTrivia
This is a quiz on the Russian Rocket.
Test your knowledge of Pavel Bure with these career and personal questions.
www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/sports/nhl_players_a-d/pavel_bure.html   (303 words)

  
 Pavel Bure News
Pavel Bure news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Coral Springs The Panthers' shootout loss to the Rangers on Wednesday dropped them to 0-3 in those situations, but the team isn't concerned.
In 1999, the Panthers learned after the fact that they had received damaged goods when they traded for Pavel Bure.
www.topix.net /hockey-players/pavel-bure   (263 words)

  
 Dreambook - PBFC (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Pavel Bure was one of the best hockey players in the world.
Bure not playing will suck, but if he can do what Gretzky did for team Canada then I salute his choice of becoming GM, there is no one better for the job, except maybe Larionov.
Pavel was never protected by anyone on the canucks and he still managed to single handidly bring vancouver to the stanley cup finals in 1994.
books.dreambook.com.cob-web.org:8888 /pbfcorg/main.html   (5480 words)

  
 Pavel Bure information including biography pictures stats books and posters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Pavel Bure information including biography pictures stats books and posters
In 1992-93, Pavel followed up with a team-best 60-goal, 110-point effort and led the Canucks to their second straight Smythe Division season title (franchise record 101 points).
All material on this site is reserved and may not be copied, distributed, or used without the expressed written permission of the owner.
www.allsports.com /nhl/players/Pavel-Bure.html   (368 words)

  
 frontline: mafia power play: interviews: pavel bure
A person does something bad, it's not a good person.
For the last couple of years, nobody can talk about Pavel, or to Pavel, without -- you talk about hockey for a little while, then you talk about Anzor and you talk about 21st Century.
It's like huge letters on front page: 'Read the last page.' So you turn to the last page and there was like little article about some guy, I think it was Zhitnik, had some problem in Kiev.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hockey/interviews/bure.html   (1563 words)

  
 Anna Kournikova's dignity yielded half million rubles to Pavel Bure - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Anna Kournikova's dignity yielded half million rubles to Pavel Bure - Pravda.Ru 2 December 2006
The scandalous article said, once Pavel Bure had told journalists at a charity action that he would never make love to Anna Kournikova because the girl had.
The opinions and views of the authors do not always coincide with the point of view of PRAVDA.Ru's editors..
english.pravda.ru /main/2002/06/21/30838.html   (563 words)

  
 Pavel Bure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
The same attributes can be seen in Pavel Bure, the "Russian Rocket." A longtime Canuck, Bure joined the Florida Panthers, and now they are the best in their division by far.
If Bure can avoid injuries, he can lead Florida back to where they were in the 1996 playoffs.
Click here to go to a Pavel Bure website!
sjsharkie.dagnabit.org /bure.html   (93 words)

  
 Russian Hockey Star Bure Wins Kournikova Libel Suit - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Russian Hockey Star Bure Wins Kournikova Libel Suit
Russian Hockey Star Bure Sues Magazine for Claiming He Deflowered Kurnikova
Thousands look on as the Red Army inevitably beats Wehrmacht, enjoying both the victory and the scrupulously reconstructed World War II uniforms and arms.
www.mosnews.com /news/2005/11/01/bureclaimwon.shtml   (561 words)

  
 Frustration over slow start hits Panthers (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
December 2001: Six months after buying controlling interest in the team, majority owner Alan Cohen names Mike Keenan to replace Sutter as coach.
March 2002: High-profile scorer Pavel Bure is traded to the New York Rangers.
May 2002: Rick Dudley replaces Fletcher as general manager.
www.palmbeachpost.com.cob-web.org:8888 /panthers/content/sports/epaper/2006/11/30/a1c_panthers_1130.html   (1176 words)

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