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Pavel Bure
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (born March 31, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played the right wing position. Nicknamed “The Russian Rocket” for his speed,[3][4] Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers. 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…