NHL: Bure retires to hear Russia's Olympic team
Posted on: Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 09:22 CST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - NHL All-Star Pavel Bure officially announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday to take over as general manager of the Russian Olympic team.
Russian hockey chief Alexander Steblin said Bure would lead the team at February's Turin Olympics.
Bure, nicknamed the Russian Rocket for his explosive speed and firepower, has not played since he injured his right knee in March 2003.
"There comes a time when you have to make a decision and move on," said the 34-year-old right winger, one of the most feared goalscorers of his generation.
Bure twice won the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goalscorer, notching 58 goals in 2000 and 59 in 2001. He also achieved back-to-back 60-goal seasons in 1993 and 1994.
As captain, 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.
He also helped his country win an Olympic bronze four years later in Salt Lake City.
Source: REUTERS
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