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Thursday, 03 November 2005 |
Pavel Bure retires from National Hockey League
NHL All-Star winger Pavel Bure has retired in order to become the general manager of Russia's Olympic ice hockey team.
Pavel Bure who has not played since an injury to his right knee in
March 2003 had made several unsuccessful attempts to resume his NHL
career.
"There comes a time when you have to make a decision and move on," said
the 34-year-old, one of the most prolific offensive skaters of his
generation.
Pavel Bure twice won the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top
goalscorer and he notched 58 goals in 2000 and 59 in 2001, as well as
achieving back-to-back 60-goal seasons in 1993 and 1994.
As captain, Pavel Bure led Russia to a silver medal at the 1998 Nagano
Games by scoring an Olympic record five goals in a 7-4 semi-final
victory over Finland and he also helped his country win an Olympic
bronze four years later in Salt Lake City.
Russian ice hockey has been beset by in-fighting and boycotts in recent
years, but Pavel Bure said: "Only those who really want to play will be
in the team.
"When I played I only strived to be the best, to win the gold and that's what I'm planning to achieve here as general manager."
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