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25 июня 2001 года.
Bure combo will ‘be great ... especially in Florida’ //"Sun-Sentinel"

By Michael Russo 
Sun-Sentinel 
SUNRISE -- As newly acquired Panthers winger Valeri Bure sees it, he’s finally going to really get to know his brother.

Valeri and Pavel are close, and when given the opportunity, they spend time together during the offseason.

But hockey, the gift that has brought them fame and fortune, has kept them apart most of their lives.

In Russia, Pavel was mostly away playing for Red Army, and when the two came to North America in 1991, they were immediately separated.

Pavel headed to Vancouver, Valeri to Spokane.

Montreal then drafted Valeri, so “we were a continent apart. Finally I’m traded to Calgary, and I’m thinking we’re going to see each other all the time,” Valeri said. “He was super-excited. He’s like, ‘On days off, we’ll hook up. It’s only an hour flight between Calgary and Vancouver.’

“But then he held out and was traded to Florida. So this is going to be extremely cool.”

Saturday’s trade, which brought Bure and Jason Wiemer for Rob Niedermayer and a draft pick was a deal in the works for 1Ѕ years. Former General Manager Bryan Murray tried to get it done and Bill Torrey after him.

Pavel, reached in Moscow, said the rumors were something he and Valeri talked about, but they didn’t want to get their hopes up.

“We kept on hearing he was coming, he was coming, but if he didn’t come, we didn’t want to be disappointed,” Pavel said. “I only wanted to believe it when it happened. And it finally happened.”

Valeri, his wife, actress Candace Cameron, and their two children came to visit Pavel in Miami after the season. They spent 10 days with him and “just had a blast. I even said, ‘This would be awesome if we could play together here.’”

Pavel said: “Even though we lived on different sides of the world, we still talked all the time on the phone. It’s great for me personally, but it’s good for the team too. He’s a really good player. Anybody who can score 30 or 35 goals in this league is a good player.

“It’s going to be a good mix. It’s going to be great to play for the same team, especially in Florida. It’s one of the best places to play hockey — great fans, great organization, great weather. It just can’t get any better.”

Valeri played his best hockey under former Calgary coach Brian Sutter, so he was looking forward to seeing how things go with Panthers coach Duane. He likes the Sutter style of motivation.

“If you’re not playing well, they’ll just tell you that ‘You were absolutely horse----,’” Valeri said.

“They scream and yell; at least Brian did. I don’t mind that. I’d rather have an honest and open coach than one who doesn’t say a thing to you.”

While the Bures share talent on the ice, they’re different off of it.

Pavel is in the spotlight, parties on South Beach, spends his summers in Moscow and is single. Valeri lives a more private life and is a much more reserved family man.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Страничка Валерия Буре на сайте "Звёзды с Востока"

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13 августа. Федоров, Буре-младший официально отказались от участия на Кубке Мира. 

10 марта.Bure says this exit's for keeps - Florida Sun-Sentinel 

8 марта. “Флорида” снова обменяли Буре. На этот раз в Даллас. 

14 января. У Буре все в порядке! - Советский Спорт

11 января.  Еx-Flame Bure still loves Calgary - Calgary Herald

7 ноября. Засуха Буре-младшего закончилась на 363 дне.

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