Valeri Bure
| Valeri Bure | |||
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| Born |
June 13, 1974 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Florida Panthers St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars |
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| National team |
 Russia
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| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 1992 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 1990–2004 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Russia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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1998 Nagano | Men |
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2002 Salt Lake City | Men |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1994 Czech Republic | |
Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure (/ˈvɑːlɛri bʊˈreɪ/; Russian: Валерий Владимирович Буре; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ]; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian-American former ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars. A second round selection of the Canadiens, 33rd overall, at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, Bure appeared in one NHL All-Star Game, in 2000. He led the Flames in scoring with 35 goals and 75 points in 1999–2000, a season in which he and brother Pavel combined to set an NHL record for goals by a pair of siblings with 93.
Bure left his home in the Soviet Union in 1991 to play junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the Spokane Chiefs. A two-time WHL all-star, he was the first Russian player in the league's history. Internationally, he represented Russia on numerous occasions. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning squad at the 1994 World Junior Championship and was a two-time medalist at the Winter Olympics. Bure and the Russians won the silver medal in 1998 and bronze in 2002.
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