The beginning of the sports journey
Valery Bure was born on June 13, 1974 in Moscow. His father was a former swimmer and won many prestigious international tournaments. But he decided to send the children to the CSKA hockey section. As a teenager, Valery, like his older brother, showed an outstanding level of play. He was highly productive. All the experts predicted a great future for the brothers. Thanks to his work and talent, Valery began his professional career quite early. Already at the age of 16, he began to be involved in the main team of the CSKA team. In 1990, the striker played 3 games on the field. True, he did not distinguish himself with effective actions.
Childhood years of the future wife of Pavel Bure
On May 19, 1986, twins were born into the family of Fanis and Ravili Khasanov; the girls were named Alina and Liana. Alina and her sister spent their childhood in Naberezhnye Chelny, where they received their education at a private school. Although the girls were twins, their characters were very different. If Liana grew up timid and shy, then Alina was a more persistent, purposeful, independent girl with her own opinion. Even at school, she often had to stand up for herself and her sister, since their peers considered them proud and “black sheep,” because their behavior and upbringing were very different from the manners of their classmates. Mom, Ravil Khasanova completely devoted herself to her family and raising her daughters, because the tree that is properly cared for will produce good fruits. Children were raised in strictness and respect for elders, instilling from childhood a taste for classical music, literature, foreign languages, and painting. And my father, by his life example, showed that it is possible to grow from an ordinary foreman to deputy general director for commerce in a large company. Perseverance and the desire to finish what you start is the motto of strong people.
After Naberezhnye Chelny, the Khasanovs lived for a year in Samara, then moved to Moscow, where Alina’s father was offered a good position. In Moscow, Alina and her sister enter the Russian Economic University. G. V. Plekhanov to the Faculty of International Economic Relations. At the same time, the sisters are studying at an art school, and Alina is especially interested in these activities. The head of the family spared no expense on the comprehensive education of his daughters, because the most profitable investments are investments in the development of one’s potential and abilities.
Departure overseas
Then the collapse of the Soviet Union began, and many talented athletes chose to leave Russia. The Bure brothers also decided to fly to America. Valery, at the age of 17, began playing for the Spokane Chiefs club, which played in the WHL. He spent 3 seasons with this team, during which he scored 298 scoring points. Valeri Bure was the leading scorer and true leader of the Spokane Chiefs. Then the striker is invited by the Fredericton Canadiens team. Valery Bure, despite the fact that the level of play in the AHL is significantly higher than in the junior league, from the very first season he began to regularly score points. In 43 matches played, he scored 48.
NHL debut
The talented striker's performance was celebrated by many NHL teams. The best clubs in the strongest league on the planet wanted to get a Russian player. Where did Valery Bure spend the 1994/1995 season? The hockey player began playing for the Montreal Canadiens club. The team expected good results from the newcomer, but the first season turned out to be almost a failure for Valery. Over the year, the Russian forward played 24 games and scored only 4 scoring points.
Despite this, the coaching staff still trusted Bure with a place in the lineup. The next season was more successful for him. In 77 games played in the NHL championship, he scored 42 points. Forward Valery Bure spent 4 successful years at the Montreal club. During this time, he proved to everyone that he is a striker of the highest level.
Career continuation
During the 1997/1998 playing season, Valeriy Bure moved to the Calgary Flames team. In his debut appearances for the new club, this striker played 16 matches and scored 9 points. And the very next season he took part in 80 games, in which he scored 53 times. In the next 2 years, Valery also scored more than 50 points per season. In 2000, this hockey player took part in the NHL All-Star Game.
Then Valery spent 3 seasons with the Florida Panthers and played 5 games for the St. Louis Blues team. He ended his career with the Dallas Stars. There he appeared in 13 matches and brought the team 7 scoring points. During his successful career, the Russian striker was never able to win the Stanley Cup.
Performances for the country
Valeriy Bure has been a true leader of his teams throughout his career. It is not surprising that he was regularly called up to the Russian national ice hockey team. His debut for the Russian team took place at the World Youth Championship in 1994. There, our team, in a bitter struggle, won the bronze medal. In the same year, the striker entered the main squad and took part in the World Championships in Italy. Valery was a young player, so the coaching staff did not rely on him. But he took part in all the games and scored 3 goals. The championship turned out to be a failure, the Russian team took only 5th place.
In 1996, Bure took part in the World Cup. But he only entered the field once. At the end of the championship, the national team won fourth place. Then Valery Bure played at two Olympics, which took place in 1998 and 2002. At the first games our team won silver. Bure took part in all matches of the tournament. And at the second games, the Russian team became a bronze medalist.
Starved my mother
- Do you have a son living in the States - and the father of Pavel and Valery?
— I haven’t communicated with Volodya for a long time. I don't even want to talk to him. What he did is the worst thing that happened in my life. Both Pavlik and Valya do not want to come into contact with him. It's a pity that this story had a bad impact on them. In two years, my son turned me into a sick person. He tried to steal everything I have - my apartment, documents, things. For two years I actually fought for survival: with great difficulty I regained my own roof over my head.
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Everything happened unexpectedly. In 2005, Volodya suddenly came to Moscow. He lived with me for about a month. I was minding my own business, and I wasn’t paying attention. Didn't care about me at all. I was sitting at home hungry. And at that time he was transferring my two-room apartment into his name. Once he brought a stranger and asked me to sign papers. What mother wouldn't do something for her son? Apparently, it was a power of attorney to transfer the apartment into his ownership. To take possession of her, Volodya resorted to obvious deception. He actually wanted me to die. He poisoned me with pills. I put them in coffee. In his presence, I lost consciousness, fell, and my head bled. And he turned and left. And he told everyone that I was crazy. And behind my back he carried out his dirty deeds. He stole his passport. Then he wrote me a new one. My head was full of pills. He hoped I would die. After all, she weighed 46 kilograms in total! Bones covered with skin.
Through his lawyer, he later conveyed that he bought this apartment from me for 200 thousand.
As they say, they married me without me. For two years I fought to get my own apartment back. Lord knows, I would have given him this apartment myself. Why do such a mean thing to your own mother? I even complained to Fetisov. But he said: “Mother, what are you doing? Volodya is an honest person!” Therefore, I was forced to deal with all matters related to the court myself. True, I don’t leave the house now. If it weren’t for grandson Andrei... - Whose son is this? - My eldest son Alexei. He is 62 years old. After a stroke, Alexey lost his memory. Now he is forced to live in a boarding school. The psyche is disturbed. He only eats and sleeps. - How many troubles have befallen you! - If only this. Volodya stole gold things: a watch, a bracelet, his grandmother’s beads, money - several thousand dollars. Later, however, he returned some of it. So, I had two sons, and I don’t think there were any left. I cry every day. She tore up all the photographs of her son. I threw things in the trash. May his spirit not be here!
Personal life of an athlete
Overseas, Valery Bure began dating American actress Candace Cameron. On June 22, 1996, the lovers legalized their relationship. Candace gave birth to Valeria a daughter and two sons. Valery Bure, his wife, for whom children are the meaning of life, is happily married after finishing his career. In 2002, he received American citizenship and feels comfortable in this country. The eldest daughter Valeria began to appear frequently in public. She is not a model, but she loves to be the center of attention and does not miss the opportunity to pose for famous magazines. Perhaps in the future she will follow in her mother’s footsteps and also take up acting.
Valery Bure, whose biography was successful, remained in the USA after completing his hockey career, unlike his older brother Pavel, who returned to Russia. He regularly takes to the ice with other sports stars who previously played in the professional league. Currently Valery is engaged in children and the wine business. Fans love this Russian striker and remember his magnificent goals.
Pavel Bure explained why he renounced US citizenship
The famous former Russian hockey player Pavel Bure decided to renounce his American citizenship. The reason is simple and, according to the athlete, the only one - love for the homeland and the city of Moscow. The Federal News Agency looked into this curious story .
A list of American citizens who have decided to renounce their US citizenship is compiled quarterly and listed in the US Federal Register. There are all the names of those people who decided to radically change their lives for personal reasons. Bure renounced his American citizenship last year; on the list of refuseniks, his name appears between the lines with the mysterious surnames Bundt-Aeby and Burgi. Bure was reluctant to talk about why he decided to renounce his U.S. citizenship. But for FAN and a number of other media outlets he made an exception.
As Pavel told our correspondent, he has lived in Moscow since 1991. Yes, he played hockey in North America for most of his career, but he did not forget about his home, and after finishing his career he finally settled in the capital, where he has lived for the last six years. And the current political situation in this regard did not greatly influence his decision.
“I have had patriotic sentiments since 1991: I came to Moscow when none of the Russian NHL players were going here anymore. This is my usual way of life, which is easy to trace over the last 25 years,” Bure said in an interview with FAN.
Pavel, of course, is being a little disingenuous. In April 2013, his wife Alina gave birth to his son, who was also named Pasha. The family spent the entire time the wife was pregnant in Miami, and only after the birth did they move to the capital of Russia. Even a good career offer did not stop Bure from moving: he was invited to work at the Vancouver Canucks club, where Pavel used to play, and now he has friendly relations with the team owner. They probably remembered that Bure successfully worked as a general manager in the Russian Olympic team at the Olympics in Turin. But to work it was necessary to settle in Canada, and Bure was already drawn to home. To my mother, Red Square, capital traffic jams, my personal comfort.
Pavel has a brother, Valery, also a famous former hockey player. Now he lives in Los Angeles and is engaged in the production of high-quality and expensive wine. But, unlike his older brother, he is not yet drawn to Russia. According to Pavel, Valery has not been to Moscow for ten years. In fact, upon arrival, he will find himself in a new agglomeration.
Many volumes have already been written about Bure’s career and we won’t talk much about it. Just a couple of points: spent 12 seasons in the NHL, earned the nickname “Russian Rocket” (for his speed of skating and decision-making), played for the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. In his first season in 1991, he became the highest paid Russian player in the NHL. In the league, Bure played 702 matches in which he scored 437 goals. He twice became the best sniper of the regular season, and in 2012 he was included in the NHL Hall of Fame. He completed his career in March 2005.
As Gazeta wrote. ru", in early January, Pavel Bure, along with other Russian hockey players ( Pavel Datsyuk , Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Ovechkin ) were included in the list of the 100 best players in the history of the National Hockey League.
The story of Bure is much more revealing than one might initially imagine. And not at all because of the line of patriotism - they say, the United States is our enemy and all that. These are just the trends: the number of people wishing to renounce American citizenship in 2020 increased by 26% compared to 2020 figures. According to experts, the reasons for such unenviable statistics for the United States may lie with the law that has been in force in the country for seven years. It fights tax evasion by citizens working outside the country. This law requires Americans with funds in bank accounts in other countries to report their wealth every year. Moreover, in front of the special Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which is an agency of the US Department of the Treasury. A requirement that many citizens find offensive and unpleasant. This is how stories like the one with Bure happen. To whom, of course, no one is stopping him from loving the country and staying here out of ideological convictions.
