In his first NHL season, Bure won the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie. Eight years after his debut, the "Russian Rocket" has racked up two 60-goal seasons and two 100-plus- point years, despite absences caused by injuries and contract disputes. Learn what brought him to the West; allegations of involvement with the Russian Mafia; his troubled relationship with his father; the feuds with the media and with the Canucks' management; and his ambivalent attitude towards his intensely adoring fans. " . . . succeeds in ...
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In his first NHL season, Bure won the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie. Eight years after his debut, the "Russian Rocket" has racked up two 60-goal seasons and two 100-plus- point years, despite absences caused by injuries and contract disputes. Learn what brought him to the West; allegations of involvement with the Russian Mafia; his troubled relationship with his father; the feuds with the media and with the Canucks' management; and his ambivalent attitude towards his intensely adoring fans. " . . . succeeds in demystifying Bure . . . "--"Library Journal."
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1550547143. 259 pages. Excellent black and white photographic plates. List of Bure's hockey statistics. List of sources. "...Paints a vivid portrait of Bure that not only captures his electrifying hockey abilities but fills in the blanks of his intriguing personality...This in-depth, unauthorized biography takes us behind the scenes to Bure's origins in his native country and re-creates the fascinating machinations that brought him to the West...Sheds light on the obscure hockey world of the former Soviet Union and delivers what may be the most thorough investigation to date of the impact Russian players have had on the North American game."-from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this biography of the most exciting player to ever suit up for the Vancouver Canucks.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket Vancouver Canucks NHL Hockey Players Biography Florida Panthers Gino Odjick Knee Injury.
