Pavel Bure.

Pavel Bure played junior hockey in his hometown Moscow. In 1987-1988 he made his soviet elite league debut with five games for CSKA Moscow. In 1988-1989 still a teenager Bure scored 26 points in 32 games. At season’s end he was named Soviet Rookie of the Year. After scoring 14 goals in 1989-1990 Bure scored 35 goals in just 44 Soviet elite league games in 1990-1991.

Nicknamed “The Russian Rocket” Bure was drafted 113^thoverall in the 1989 Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. In 1991-1992 he traveled to North America and joined the Canucks for 65 games scoring 34 goals. He won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year and finished first among the Canucks in goals, short-handed goals and game winning goals. The Canucks won the Smythe Division title and then made the second round of the playoffs, where Bure had six goals in 13 games. In 1992-1993 Bure followed up with a team best 60-goal, 110-point effort, participated in his first All-Star Game and led the Canucks to their second straight Smythe Division season title, contributing a franchise-record 101 points.

In 1998- 1999, after sitting out most of the season because of a contract dispute, Bure was traded to the Florida Panthers. He played only 11 games for the Panthers before suffering a season-ending knee injury. In 1999-2000 Bure returned and won inaugural Maurice Richard Trophy with a league-leading 58 goals and finished second in league scoring with 94 points. In 2000-2001, Bure won his second Richard Trophy with a league-best 59 goals and again played the All-Star Game.

Pavel Bure’s scoring touch has been feared both in the NHL – where he is a six-time All-Star – and on the Olympic ice. In Nagano, he led the Games tournament with nine goals as Russia earned the silver medal. He has led the NHL in goals scored three times.

1. Where did Bure play junior hockey?

2. What is his nickname?

3. What was the largest number of goals he scored during the season?

4. How many goals did he score in Nagano?

II.Put in the correct order as in the text.

1. In 2000-2001, Bure won his second Richard Trophy with a league- best 59 goals and again played the All-Star Game.

2. Pavel Bure played junior hockey in his hometown Moscow.

3. Nicknamed “The Russian Rocket” Bure was drafted 113^thoverall in the 1989 Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.

4. After scoring 14 goals in 1989-1990 Bure scored 35 goals in just 44 Soviet elite league games in 1990-1991.

5. . In 1987-1988 he made his soviet elite league debut with five games for CSKA Moscow.

3. Make up a story about your sports career using the following words and word combinations:

My name is; to be born; to do sports; to take up (swimming, figure skating, fencing, gymnastics etc.); at the age of; to have the first (second) ranking in; to be a (Candidate) Master of Sports of Russia; to be a member of some sports society (sports club); to participate in competitions; to show good results; to take part in national (European, World) championship; to be a three-time national champion; to win the tournament; to be a winner; to be a record-holder; to win a gold (silver, bronze) medal; to complete school; to be a first-year student; to work as a coach (a teacher of physical education); to study by correspondence; to become a coach in; to be hard-working, persistent and courageous.