Editing Valeri Bure

{{short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich|Bure|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Valeri Bure
| image = Valeri Bure (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Bure in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|13}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 181
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]
| shoots = Right
| played_for = [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Florida Panthers]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Dallas Stars]]
| ntl_team = Russia
| draft = 33rd overall
| draft_year = 1992
| draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| career_start = 1990
| career_end = 2004
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Russia}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World Junior Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994 Czech Republic]]}}
}}

'''Valeri Vladimirovich''' "'''Val'''" '''Bure''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɑː|l|ə|r|i|_|b|ʊ|'|r|eɪ}} {{respell|VAH|lə|ree|_|buu|RAY}}; {{lang-rus|Валерий Владимирович Буре|p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ}}; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian–American<ref name="SunSentinal">{{cite news |last=Russo |first=Michael |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-01-01/sports/0212311444_1_valeri-bure-hockey-pavel |title=Bure's Full House |work=Sun-Sentinel |date=2003-01-01 |access-date=2016-01-07 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030653/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-01-01/sports/0212311444_1_valeri-bure-hockey-pavel |url-status=dead }}</ref> former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (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]] from 1995 to 2004. A second round selection of the Canadiens, 33rd overall, at the [[1992 NHL entry draft]], Bure appeared in one [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]], in [[50th NHL All-Star Game|2000]]. He led the Flames in scoring with 35 goals and 75 points in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]], a season in which he and brother [[Pavel Bure|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 ice 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 men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] on numerous occasions. He was a member of the bronze medal-winning squad at the [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994 World Junior Championship]] and was a two-time medalist at the [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]]. Bure and the Russians won the silver medal in [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] and bronze in [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]].

Back and hip injuries led to Bure's retirement from hockey in 2005. He now operates [[Bure Family Wines]] in [[St. Helena, California]] with his wife, actress [[Candace Cameron Bure]], to whom he has been married since 1996.

==Early life==
Valeri Bure was born June 13, 1974, in [[Moscow]], Soviet Union.<ref name="0001FlamesMG">{{cite book |editor-last=Hanlon |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=O'Brien |editor-first2=Sean |title=2000–01 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2000 |pages=30–31}}</ref> He is the younger son of [[Vladimir Bure|Vladimir]] and Tatiana Bure.<ref name="Banks18">{{cite book |last=Banks |first=Kerry|title=Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket|year=1999|publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]]|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=1-55054-714-3 |page=18}}</ref> Vladimir, whose family originated from [[Furna]], [[Switzerland]], was an [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic swimmer]] who won four medals for the Soviet Union at three Olympic Games between [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]].<ref name="Banks7">{{cite book |last=Banks |first=Kerry|title=Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket|year=1999|publisher=[[Douglas & McIntyre]]|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=1-55054-714-3 |pages=7–8}}</ref> Bure's family had a noble history: his ancestors made precious watches for Russian tsars from 1815 to 1917 and as craftsmen of the imperial family, were granted noble status.<ref name="Banks7" />

Bure was around nine years old when his parents separated.<ref name="Banks18" /> In 1991, he joined his father and brother, [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]], in moving to North America as his elder sibling embarked on a [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) career with the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. His mother arrived two months later.<ref name="SIPavelBio">{{cite magazine |last=Murphy |first=Austin |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1992/12/07/127711/the-russian-rocket-moscow-born-right-wing-pavel-bure-is-having-a-blast-in-vancouver# |title=The Russian Rocket |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=1992-12-07 |access-date=2014-10-15}}</ref> They settled initially in [[Los Angeles]] where Vladimir continued to train and coach both Valeri and [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] in hockey and physical conditioning.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/12/07/the-russian-rocket-moscow-born-right-wing-pavel-bure-is-having-a-blast-in-vancouver# | title=The Russian Rocket }}</ref> However, by 1998 both became estranged from their father, along with his second wife and their half-sister, Katya. Neither brother has given a reason for the split.<ref name="Bell A22">{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Terry |title=My boys...everybody knows I love my sons |work=Vancouver Province |date=2000-02-06 |page=A22}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Junior===
Bure played three games during the 1990–91 season with [[HC CSKA Moscow]] of the [[Soviet Championship League]] prior to leaving the Soviet Union.<ref name="NHLStats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8458969&docid=TeamPlayerBio:33429 |title=Valeri Bure player card |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref> As a 17-year-old, Bure was eligible to play [[junior hockey]] upon his arrival in North America, and joined the [[Spokane Chiefs]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL). In doing so, he became the first Russian player in the league's history.<ref name="1993ReturnSpokane">{{cite news |last=Gerheim |first=Earl |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z2xXAAAAIBAJ&pg=2336%2C4772153 |title=Bure returns to Spokane, expected to debut Friday |work=Spokane Spokesman-Review |date=1993-09-27 |access-date=2014-05-21 |page=C1}}</ref> He joined the team one year before the [[Canadian Hockey League]], of which the WHL is a member, instituted an [[CHL Import Draft|import draft]].<ref name="ChiefsDraft">{{cite web |url=http://spokanechiefs.com/article/chiefs-hold-41st-pick-in-import-draft |title=Chiefs hold 41st pick in import draft |publisher=Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club |date=2012-06-26 |access-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

Bure recorded 49 [[point (ice hockey)|points]] in 53 games in [[1991–92 WHL season|1991–92]] for the Chiefs, his first season in the WHL.<ref name="NHLStats" /> The [[Montreal Canadiens]] selected him with their second round pick, 33rd overall, at the [[1992 NHL entry draft]]. The [[NHL Central Scouting Bureau]] praised Bure as being a good skater. In its assessment, the Bureau added: "very smart around the net; good passer, playmaker. Good shot, quick release. Will take a hit to make the play. Good competitor."<ref>{{cite news |last=Cowan |first=Stu |url=http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2014/02/25/former-hab-valerie-bure-now-has-his-own-wine-label/ |title=Former Hab Valeri Bure now has his own wine label |work=Montreal Gazette |date=2014-02-25 |access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=2014-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607182203/http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2014/02/25/former-hab-valerie-bure-now-has-his-own-wine-label/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned to Spokane for the [[1992–93 WHL season|1992–93 season]] where Bure led his team and finished second overall in WHL scoring with 147 points.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Watts |editor-first=Jesse |title=2013–14 WHL Guide |year=2013 |publisher=Western Hockey League |page=231}}</ref> His 68 goals that season remains a Chiefs' franchise record.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Watts |editor-first=Jesse |title=2013–14 WHL Guide |year=2013 |publisher=Western Hockey League |page=164}}</ref> He was named to the WHL's West Division First All-Star Team.<ref name="WHL1stAllStar" /> Bure attended Montreal's training camp prior to the [[1993–94 WHL season|1993–94 season]], but was again returned to his junior team.<ref name="1993ReturnSpokane" /> He recorded 102 points in his final season in the WHL and was named to the Second All-Star Team.<ref name="NHLStats" /><ref name="LOH" /> In three seasons with Spokane, Bure recorded 298 points and stands fourth on the Chiefs' all-time scoring list.<ref name="ChiefsDraft" />

===Montreal Canadiens===
Upon turning professional in [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]], Bure spent the majority of the season with Montreal's [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Fredericton Canadiens]]. He had 23 goals and 48 points in 45 games for the club.<ref name="NHLStats" /> Bure earned a recall to Montreal late in the season and made his NHL debut on February 28, 1995, against the [[New York Islanders]]. His first goal came two weeks later, on March 15, against goaltender [[Wendell Young]] of the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> In 24 games with Montreal, Bure scored 3 goals and added an assist.<ref name="NHLStats" /> Playing in his brother's shadow – Pavel had become a superstar in Vancouver – Valeri struggled to live up to the expectations placed on him.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers">{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |publisher=Doubleday Canada |year=2003 |location=Toronto |pages=109–110 |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}</ref> He scored 22 goals and 42 points in his first full season in Montreal, [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]], but scored only 14 goals the [[1996–97 NHL season|following season]].<ref name="HabsHistory">{{cite web |url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Valeri-Bure |title=Quick on the ice and skilled with the puck, Valeri Bure left his mark as a member of the "Smurf line" |publisher=Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club |access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=2014-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503034143/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Valeri-Bure |url-status=dead }}</ref> He battled injuries that season; two concussions and a kidney injury limited him to 64 games, 13 fewer than the previous season.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" />

At {{convert|5|ft|10|in|cm|spell=in}} tall, Bure was a smaller player in the NHL. His [[line (ice hockey)|linemates]] [[Saku Koivu]] (five foot ten) and [[Oleg Petrov]] (five foot nine) were similarly diminutive, and the trio were known in Montreal as the "[[The Smurfs|Smurf]] line".<ref name="HabsHistory" /> After playing 50 games for the Canadiens in [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]], Bure was traded. He was sent to the [[Calgary Flames]] in a February 1, 1998, deal in exchange for [[Jonas Höglund]] and [[Zarley Zalapski]].<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> The deal was welcomed by Bure, who appreciated both the ability to play closer to his family on the west coast as well as increased opportunity by joining a young Flames team.<ref name="FittingIn">{{cite news |last=Pap |first=Elliott |title=Younger Bure fitting in |work=Vancouver Sun |date=1998-02-28 |page=G3}}</ref> He recorded his first career [[hat trick]] in one of his first games in Calgary, against the [[Edmonton Oilers]].<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> Bure appeared in 16 games with the Flames that season and scored 38 points in 66 games combined between Montreal and Calgary.<ref name="NHLStats" />

===Calgary Flames===
Bure's offensive ability emerged in Calgary as he became one of the team's leading scorers.<ref name="PodnieksPlayers" /> His totals of 26 goals and 53 points in [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] were both third best on the team; at one point of the season, Bure scored the game-winning goal in four consecutive victories for Calgary.<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> The departure of Flames' star [[Theoren Fleury]] added pressure on Bure to be an offensive leader in [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]], and he responded to become one of the NHL's early scoring leaders. He used his speed and skating ability to good effect and was eighth in league scoring by mid-December.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pap |first=Elliott |title=Valeri's 10 points up on Pavel, for now |work=Vancouver Sun |date=1999-12-10 |page=E2}}</ref> Bure was named to the World team at the [[50th NHL All-Star Game|2000 All-Star Game]] where he played on a line with his brother. Pavel was named most valuable player of the game by scoring three goals, two of them assisted by Valeri, in a 9–4 victory over North America.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pavel Bure wins MVP award with help from Valeri |publisher=Canadian Press |date=2000-02-07}}</ref> Bure completed the season as the Flames leader in goals (35) and points (75, 14th overall in the NHL) and was the only player on the team to appear in all 82 games.<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> Pavel Bure scored 58 goals for the [[Florida Panthers]], and the brothers' combined total of 93 goals set an NHL record for a set of siblings.<ref name="0001FlamesMG" />

Though his offensive production declined in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]], Bure's 27 goals was second on the team to [[Jarome Iginla]]'s 31 and he finished third with 55 points.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Hanlon |editor-first=Peter |editor-last2=Kelso |editor-first2=Sean |title=2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |year=2007 |page=111}}</ref> He became embroiled in a power struggle with his coaches, first [[Don Hay]] who was dismissed mid-season, and then [[Greg Gilbert]], as both wanted him play a more defensive-minded game. Bure struggled to adapt and at one point was held out of the Flames lineup by Gilbert in response.<ref name="Unburied">{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Joe |title=Valeri unburied: After languishing under a defensive system in Calgary, Valeri Bure is struggling to stay out of the doghouse in Florida |work=National Post |date=2002-10-24 |page=S4}}</ref> Bure was rumoured to have asked for a trade out of Calgary, and the Florida Panthers (who had acquired Pavel), [[Buffalo Sabres]] and [[New York Rangers]] were among the teams who showed interest in his services.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Tony |title=Florida, New York, Buffalo all pitching for Valeri Bure: Peca could be Flames' target |work=Calgary Herald |date=2001-03-07 |page=C3}}</ref> On June 24, 2001, the Flames traded Bure, along with [[Jason Wiemer]] to the Panthers for [[Rob Niedermayer]] and a second round draft pick.<ref name="LOH" />

===Florida, St. Louis and Dallas===
As his contract had expired, Bure was a [[free agent|restricted free agent]]. Initially unable to come to an agreement with the Panthers on salary, Bure did not sign until late September. The delay resulted in his being a brief hold-out from Florida's training camp in advance of the [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Neal |first=David J. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78460670.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113308/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-78460670.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Valeri Bure gets a deal, then skates with team |work=Miami Herald |date=2001-09-20 |access-date=2015-05-24}}</ref> Injury interrupted the start of Bure's Panthers career as a knee ailment that began bothering him before the season worsened as he played the first games of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Neal |first=David J. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79216201.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113333/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79216201.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Battle of Panthers, Flames loses punch |work=Miami Herald |date=2001-10-17 |access-date=2015-05-24}}</ref> Tests revealed damage to his right knee that required [[arthroscopy|arthroscopic surgery]] to repair; Bure missed 37 games while recovering.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-49460853.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113352/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-49460853.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Valeri Bure activated |publisher=Associated Press |date=2002-01-12 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> A second knee injury ended Bure's season in mid-March as the Panthers had fallen out of playoff contention. His brother had already been traded by that point, and the Panthers were also making Valeri available in potential deals.<ref name="Unburied" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Foltman |first=Bob |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120281338.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629114921/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120281338.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Blackhawks may seek to trade in draft |work=Chicago Tribune |date=2002-06-21 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> He appeared in only 31 games and recorded 18 points.<ref name="NHLStats" />

Bure remained with the Panthers as the [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03 season]] began, but his year was marked by an offensive slump.<ref name="Unburied" /> He was also hampered by a hairline fracture to his wrist after [[Keith Primeau]] [[Slashing (ice hockey)|slashed]] him during an early December game against the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70302918.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629114930/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70302918.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Panthers' Valeri Bure suffers broken wrist |publisher=Associated Press |date=2002-12-12 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> With only 5 goals and 26 points in 46 games for Florida,<ref name="NHLStats" /> Bure was traded on March 11, 2003, to the [[St. Louis Blues]] in exchange for defenceman [[Mike Van Ryn]].<ref name="BluesTrade">{{cite news |url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/03/11/Panthers-send-Valeri-Bure-to-Blues/UPI-69621047411655/tab-listen/ |title=Panthers send Valeri Bure to Blues |publisher=United Press International |date=2003-03-11 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> Another knee injury, this time a sprained ligament, kept Bure out of the Blues lineup for much of the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-72586458.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181801/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-72586458.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title=Blues' Tkachuk out with wrist injury |publisher=Associated Press |date=2003-03-16 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> He recorded two assists each in five regular season and six post-season games for St. Louis.<ref name="NHLStats" /> After the season, the Blues placed Bure on [[waivers (NHL)|waivers]], and he returned to Florida upon being claimed by the Panthers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-74890370.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-74890370.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Panthers reacquire RW Valeri Bure |publisher=Associated Press |date=2003-06-25 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref>

Free of injury for the first time in two seasons, Bure was one of the Panthers' offensive leaders in [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lefebvre |first=Jean |title=Ex-Flame Bure still loves Calgary |work=Calgary Herald |date=2004-01-11 |page=B5}}</ref> He reached 20 goals for the fifth time in his NHL career,<ref name="NHLStats" /> and as the season's trade deadline approached, was Florida's leading scorer with 45 points.<ref name="DallasTrade">{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-91950707.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113355/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-91950707.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Panthers trade Bure, Rossiter and Nilsson |publisher=Associated Press |date=2004-03-09 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> However, as the Panthers were out of playoff contention, they traded Bure to the [[Dallas Stars]] on March 9, 2004, in exchange for [[Drew Bagnall]] and a draft pick.<ref name="DallasTrade" /> Bure was placed on the Stars' top line with [[Mike Modano]] and [[Jere Lehtinen]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Offside |work=Edmonton Journal |date=2004-03-14 |page=C3}}</ref> and he recorded 7 points in 13 games to conclude the regular season. Bure added three assists in five playoff games.<ref name="NHLStats" />

An unrestricted free agent following the 2004 playoffs, Bure did not play anywhere in 2004–05 as the entire NHL season was canceled due to a [[2004–05 NHL lockout|labour dispute]]. He signed a one-year contract with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] for the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06 season]] when the league resumed operations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-112109002.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113402/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-112109002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Kings agree to terms with Bure, Frolov |publisher=Associated Press |date=2005-08-13 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> He never played a regular season game for the Kings. A back injury suffered during the pre-season, initially just described as "soreness", kept him out of the regular lineup.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hammond |first=Rich |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138459837.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113412/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138459837.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Brown becomes a quick study |work=Daily News |location=Los Angeles, CA |date=2005-11-08 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> The injury ultimately required surgery, and a second surgery on his hip caused Bure to miss the entire season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-117688002.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113336/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-117688002.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Valeri Bure has surgery on right hip |publisher=Associated Press |date=2006-01-23 |access-date=2014-05-24}}</ref> At the age of 31, he opted to retire following the surgeries.<ref name="THNWine">{{cite magazine |last1=Bush |first1=Gareth |title=A New Kind of Success |magazine=The Hockey News |date=March 3, 2014 |volume=67 |issue=17 |page=41 |url=https://archive.thehockeynews.com/issue/249293/882346?t=A%20NEW%20KIND%20OF%20SUCCESS |issn=0018-3016}}</ref>

===International===
[[Image:Vladimir Putin in the United States 13-16 November 2001-20.jpg|thumb|220px|right|alt=Four men in suits, two middle-aged and two in their thirties, sit smiling around a glossy wood table. A photographer hovers in the background.|Bure (far right), brother [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] (centre-right) meet with Russian Olympic Committee President Leonid Tyagachev and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] (left) in 2001.]]

Bure made his debut internationally with the [[Russia men's national junior ice hockey team|Russian national junior team]] at the [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994 World Junior Championship]].<ref name="IIHFStats">{{cite book |editor-last=Podnieks |editor-first=Andrew |title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |isbn=978-0-7710-9598-6 |page=461}}</ref> He was the leading scorer of the bronze medal-winning Russians with eight points in six games and was named to the tournament's All-Star Team.<ref name="0001FlamesMG" /> That same year, Bure first played with the [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|senior team]] as he scored three goals in six contests at the [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994 World Championship]] in a fifth-place effort.<ref name="IIHFStats" />

After appearing in one game at the inaugural [[World Cup of Hockey]] in [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]],<ref name="IIHFStats" /> Bure played in his first of two [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] in [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]. The tournament marked the first time he played with his brother Pavel since they were briefly teammates with CSKA Moscow in 1991.<ref name="FittingIn" /> Valeri scored one goal in the tournament,<ref name="NHLStats" /> and Russia advanced to the gold medal game. They settled for the silver medal after being [[shutout#Ice hockey|shut out]] by [[Dominik Hašek]] and the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Shea |first=Kevin |url=http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononeCzech98OG.shtml |title=Czech Republic – 1998 Olympic Games |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |date=2013-04-16 |access-date=2014-05-24 |archive-date=2014-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327011624/http://www.hhof.com/htmlSpotlight/spot_oneononeCzech98OG.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bure returned for the [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake Games]]. He scored a goal in the tournament as Russia won the bronze medal.<ref name="IIHFStats" /> Russia invited him to play at the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]], but as he was without an NHL contract at the time, Bure declined to play due to a lack of proper insurance in the event of injury.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Neil |title=Russians lose Fedorov, Bure; Schneider won't play for U.S. as World Cup rosters change |work=Chatham Daily News |page=13}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bure married actress [[Candace Cameron Bure|Candace Cameron]] on June 22, 1996. They were introduced by Cameron's ''[[Full House]]'' castmate [[Dave Coulier]] at a charity hockey game in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography &#124; About &#124; Candace Cameron Bure &#124; The Official Site |url=http://www.candacecameronbure.net/about/biography.php |website=CandaceCameronBure.net |publisher=Candace Cameron Bure |access-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313223455/http://www.candacecameronbure.net/about/biography.php |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The couple has three children: daughter Natasha (b. 1998) and sons Lev (b. 2000) and Maksim (b. 2002).<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanson |first=Sarah |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21720294.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113319/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-21720294.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Candace Cameron Bure has a full life |work=Buffalo News |date=2009-12-10 |access-date=2014-05-25}}</ref> Bure became an American citizen in December 2001.<ref name="SunSentinal" /> Bure cited his family as the reason he retired from hockey in 2005. He felt he could return from his surgeries, but wanted to spend time with his children and allow his wife to return to acting.<ref name="GrapeEscape">{{cite news |last=Russo |first=Michael |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-210107061.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113404/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-210107061.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=Val Bure's grape escape |work=Minneapolis Star-Tribune |date=2009-10-18 |access-date=2014-05-25}}</ref> Bure and his family are [[Christianity|Christians]].<ref name="faith">{{cite web |last=Beth |first=Lisa |url=http://www.cornerstone-connection.com/cover.php?archive_issue=1507|work=Cornerstone Connection|title=Candace Cameron-Bure's Full House of Faith |access-date=2012-08-31}}</ref>

Both Valeri and his older brother [[Pavel Bure|Pavel]] became estranged from their father [[Vladimir Bure]], along with his second wife, Julia, and their half-sister Katya,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/katya-bure/3887 | title=Katya Bure - Women's Tennis }}</ref> by 1998. Neither brother has explained a reason for the split.<ref name="Bell A22"/>

In 2007, Bure and his wife opened a Florida restaurant called The Milk and Honey Café, but closed the business when the family moved to California.<ref name="THNWine" /> They operate a [[Napa Valley AVA|Napa Valley]] winery, [[Bure Family Wines]].<ref name="GrapeEscape" /> Bure developed an interest in wine early in his NHL career that he described as growing into a passion: "I fell in love with the behind-the-scenes work and being able to start from the vineyard and put it into a bottle. It's an amazing process."<ref name="THNWine" /> Bure modified the Russian imperial seal his great-grandfather stamped on his watches to use as his company's label.<ref name="GrapeEscape" />

Bure returned to the ice in 2010 as a contestant on the [[Battle of the Blades (season 2)|second season]] of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[figure skating]] reality show ''[[Battle of the Blades]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/valeri-bure-russ-courtnall-to-compete-on-battle-of-the-blades/article1698026|title=Valeri Bure, Russ Courtnall to compete on Battle of the Blades|publisher=Globe and Mail|date=2010-09-07}}</ref> The series was a competition that paired a former professional hockey player with a figure skater. Bure's partner was [[Ekaterina Gordeeva]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2195430801.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629113347/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2195430801.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-29 |title=And you think Winnipeg's weather is terrible today? |work=Winnipeg Free Press |date=2010-11-20 |access-date=2014-05-25}}</ref> The pair won the competition and shared a $100,000 prize donated to charities of their choice. Bure's donation was made to [[Compassion International|Compassion Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian duo wins Battle of the Blades |work=Vancouver Sun |date=2010-11-23 |page=C6}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1990–91 Soviet League season|1990–91]]
| [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| [[Soviet Championship League|USSR]]
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1991–92 WHL season|1991–92]]
| [[Spokane Chiefs]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
| 53 || 27 || 22 || 49 || 78
| 10 || 11 || 6 || 17 || 10
|-
| [[1992–93 WHL season|1992–93]]
| Spokane Chiefs
| WHL
| 66 || 68 || 79 || 147 || 49
| 9 || 6 || 11 || 17 || 14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1993–94 WHL season|1993–94]]
| Spokane Chiefs
| WHL
| 59 || 40 || 62 || 102 || 48
| 3 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 2
|-
| [[1994–95 AHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Fredericton Canadiens]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 45 || 23 || 25 || 48 || 32
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994–95 NHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 24 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1995–96 NHL season|1995–96]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 77 || 22 || 20 || 42 || 28
| 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 64 || 14 || 21 || 35 || 6
| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[1997–98 NHL season|1997–98]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 50 || 7 || 22 || 29 || 33
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| NHL
| 16 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 80 || 26 || 27 || 53 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 82 || 35 || 40 || 75 || 50
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 78 || 27 || 28 || 55 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| NHL
| 31 || 8 || 10 || 18 || 12
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 46 || 5 || 21 || 26 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|-
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 55 || 20 || 25 || 45 || 20
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2003–04
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| NHL
| 13 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 6
| 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"|NHL totals
! 621 !! 174 !! 226 !! 400 !! 221
! 22 !! 0 !! 7 !! 7 !! 16
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]
| [[Russia men's national junior ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 7 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994]]
| [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]]
| Russia
| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]]
| Russia
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|OLY]]
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]]
| Russia
| OLY
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Junior totals
! 7 !! 5 !! 3 !! 8 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"|Senior totals
! 19 !! 5 !! 0 !! 5 !! 6
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0" |Career
|-
! scope="col"|Award
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Ref
|-
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] West First All-Star Team
| [[1992–93 WHL season|1992–93]]
| <ref name="WHL1stAllStar">{{cite book |editor-last=Flett |editor-first=Cory |editor-last2=Watts |editor-first2=Jesse |title=2008–09 WHL Guide |publisher=Western Hockey League |year=2008 |page=203}}</ref>
|-
| WHL West Second All-Star Team
| [[1993–94 WHL season|1993–94]]
| <ref name="LOH">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10192 |title=Valeri Bure biography |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>
|-
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|World Junior]] All-Star Team
| [[1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]
| <ref name="WJCAllStar">{{cite book |editor-last=Podnieks |editor-first=Andrew |title=IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012 |year=2011 |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |isbn=978-0-7710-9598-6 |page=37}}</ref>
|-
| Played in [[NHL All-Star Game]]
| [[2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000]]
| <ref name="LOH" />
|}

==See also==
* [[List of family relations in the NHL]]
* [[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]

==References==
* ''Career statistics'': {{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8458969&docid=TeamPlayerBio:33429 |title=Valeri Bure player card |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=2014-05-21}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats}}
* [http://www.burefamilywines.com/ Bure Family Wines Official website]

{{Battle of the Blades}}

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