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Valeri
Bure
1952-1963
| Position | R |
| Shoots | R |
| Weight | 180lbs |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Date of birth | June 13th, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Moscow, RUS |
| Seasons - MTL | 4 |
| Other numbers | 18 |
Statistiques
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 215 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 8 | 73 |
| 1994-1995 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 1995-1996 | 77 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 28 |
| 1996-1997 | 64 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997-1998 | 50 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -5 | 33 |
| SEASON |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
+/-
Plus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the ice
|
PIM
Penalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 8 |
| 1995-1996 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 1996-1997 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
QUICK ON THE ICE AND SKILLED WITH THE PUCK, VALERI BURE LEFT HIS MARK AS A MEMBER OF THE “SMURF LINE.”
Valeri Bure’s statistics may not be as impressive as those posted by his older brother Pavel, yet the right-winger still enjoyed many highlights during his time with the Canadiens. With great speed and good hands, the Moscow native was always dangerous in the offensive zone, able to both set up and finish plays with equal ease.Bure came to North America in 1991 to play junior hockey for the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs. After posting 298 points in three seasons with Spokane, while taking part in two World Junior Hockey Championships for his native Russia, Bure joined the Fredericton Canadiens in 1994-95.
After getting off to a solid start with Fredericton, Bure finished the season with Montreal, where he got into 24 regular season games. In his first full season with the Canadiens, Bure had 22 goals and 20 assists in 77 games. Fresh from that promising performance, the Russian forward embarked on the next campaign with high expectations. Injuries struck from the outset, though, and Bure was unable to salvage his season.
The next year, with Alain Vigneault now behind the bench, Bure got off to a good start but 50 games into the season he was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Jonas Hoglund and Zarley Zalapski.
He had 46 goals, 64 assists and 110 points in 215 games with the Habs. Canadiens fans will always remember the 5-foot-10 Bure as a member of the Smurf Line, along with 5-foot-10 Saku Koivu and 5-foot-9 Oleg Petrov, back in the days when huge players abounded in NHL lineups.
Bure went on to play for the Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars. In 2005, he signed with Los Angeles. Before he was able to appear in a game with the Kings, Bure required major back surgery that forced him to retire.
