Guest Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nearly a year ago (June 6, 2011), Sportsnet conducted an interview with Pavel Bure. At the time, Pavel stated he had not been on skates in nearly 7 years. It seemed he was done playing hockey altogether, and it appeared there would never be any chance of him ever again stepping on to the ice in any capacity. For fans who had hoped Pavel would play hockey again, this was heartbreaking. This February, however, Pavel participated in a very quiet celebration of Summit Series '72 by finally lacing up the skates and competing alongside other hockey legends. He scored a hat trick to secure a 7-5 win against the Canadian legends. I thought it would be neat to share with you the photos and some actual footage of him participating. *Update* I've uploaded RussiaToday's game highlights to YouTube. While they didn't show any of Pavel's goals due to some particularly shoddy camera work and poor clip selection, he and Mogilny are quite prominently featured in the footage. He wears his usual #10 in this video. Here he is alongside Alexander Mogilny. Another photo of Mogilny: Also, here's Pavel (to the right) skating around with Vladimir Putin at a separate event. Now, one thing I'm sure we'd all like to find out is whether Pavel can still skate, to a degree, the way he used to. He may have retired several years ago due to knee problems, but he's only 41 years old and still in great shape, apparently. He still looks like the Russian Rocket. He wasn't exactly skating at top speed, but that might just be because it was an exhibition match. He did score a hat trick, though, and his recognizable skating stride is still there. It would be great to see what he can still do in a real match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRSJ Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Bure to the 1st line? Joking aside, its good to see him on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Comeback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinogator Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 cue replace raymond with bure. derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime911 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I would love to see him play in winter classic game when we host one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Most exciting player EVER. A 20 yr old Bure could score 75 in todays game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Lol even though y'all is joking. Even if he could make a comeback, he would NEVER play for this organization again. They dicked him around too much last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I would love to see him back for another year. Come on Pavel, you can do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topbananas Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Ballard, Raymond and a pick for Bure!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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