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Pavel Bure

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Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Russian: Па́вел Влади́мирович Буре́, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl bʊˈrɛ]; born 31 March 1971) 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. Selected 113th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by Vancouver, he began his NHL career in the 1991–92 season, and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie before leading the NHL in goal-scoring in 1993–94 and helping the Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Bure is the 50th most popular hockey player (down from 42nd in 2019), the 2,148th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,238th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Pavel Bure ranks 50 out of 676. Before him are Erich Kühnhackl, Alexei Kasatonov, Viktor Konovalenko, Alan Noble, Bohuslav Šťastný, and Martin Schröttle. After him are Roy Henkel, Colin Carruthers, Josef Černý, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Mats Näslund, and Håkan Loob.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Pavel Bure ranks 250. Before him are Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Cecilia Suárez, Bubba Ray Dudley, Thomas Massie, Bernd Mayländer, and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. After him are Erykah Badu, Val Venis, Christian Camargo, Bohuslav Sobotka, David Walliams, and Lasse Kjus.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pavel Bure ranks 2,148 out of 3,761. Before him are Yuri Semin (1947), Mark Rakita (1938), Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky (1900), Yury Osipov (1936), Maria Andreyeva (1868), and Yuriy Lituyev (1925). After him are Igor Starygin (1946), Ivan Kuratov (1839), Leonid Sobinov (1872), Yuri Shatunov (1973), Yevgeny Vesnik (1923), and Vladimir Nazlymov (1945).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Pavel Bure ranks 12. Before him are Igor Larionov (1960), Sergei Makarov (1958), Vladimir Petrov (1947), Alexander Yakushev (1947), Alexei Kasatonov (1959), and Viktor Konovalenko (1938). After him are Vyacheslav Starshinov (1940), Konstantin Loktev (1933), Andrei Khomutov (1961), Veniamin Alexandrov (1937), Alexander Mogilny (1969), and Pavel Datsyuk (1978).

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