2012 Hockey hall of fame now includes Canucks legend Pavel Bure

[The Q]

Memo to @VanCanucks its time to get Pavel Bure's name up in lights at Rogers Arena! #Enoughalready #Timehealswounds #Justdoit #CongratsPavel

— Northwest SportsBeat (@NWSportsBeat) June 26, 2012

We are hearing via the score news ticker service that Pavel Bure the Vancouver Canucks iconic goal scoring legend has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of fame today.

The Vancouver Canucks now have their first player in the hockey hall of fame. EPIC news.

Former Canucks Coach and GM Pat Quinn had this to say a short time ago.

We're Pleased to announce four new members in 2012. The Hockey hall of fame is pleased to welcome from Moscow, Russia former Canucks forward Pavel Bure!

Bure also goes in with Adam Oates the one time setup man for Brett Hull, and one of the best passers of his generation. And two other great players with Vancouver connections.

Burnaby Joe Sakic, a hometown boy, and Mats Sundin, a player who played his last game in a Canucks uniform after playing for one year and taking a run at the cup with Van City.

Pavel Bure #10
Right Wing
NUMBER: 9
BIRTHDATE: March 31, 1971
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
BIRTHPLACE: Moscow, Russia
WEIGHT: 191
DRAFTED: VAN / 1989 NHL Entry Draft
SHOOTS: Left
ROUND: 6th (113th overall)

NHL Stats

CAREER REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1991-1992	Canucks	65	34	26	60	0	30	7	3	6	268	12.7
1992-1993	Canucks	83	60	50	110	35	69	13	7	9	407	14.7
1993-1994	Canucks	76	60	47	107	1	86	25	4	9	374	16.0
1994-1995	EV Landshut-Germany	1	3	0	3		2
1994-1995	Canucks	44	20	23	43	-8	47	6	2	2	198	10.1
1994-1995	Spartak Moscow-CIS	1	2	0	2		2
1995-1996	Canucks	15	6	7	13	-2	8	1	1	0	78	7.7
1996-1997	Canucks	63	23	32	55	-14	40	4	1	2	265	8.7
1997-1998	Canucks	82	51	39	90	5	48	13	6	4	329	15.5
1997-1998	Russia-Olympics	6	9	0	9		2
1998-1999	Panthers	11	13	3	16	3	4	5	1	0	44	29.5
1999-2000	Panthers	74	58	36	94	25	16	11	2	14	360	16.1
1999-2000	Russia-WC-A	6	4	1	5		10	0	0	0	32
2000-2001	Panthers	82	59	33	92	-2	58	19	5	8	384	15.4
2001-2002	Panthers	56	22	27	49	-14	56	9	1	1	238	9.2
2001-2002	Rangers	12	12	8	20	9	6	3	0	1	49	24.5
2001-2002	Russia-Olympics	6	2	1	3		8
2002-2003	Rangers	39	19	11	30	4	16	5	1	3	136	14.0
	NHL TOTALS	702	437	342	779	42	484	121	34	59	3,130	14.0

CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1991-1992	Canucks	13	6	4	10	4	14	0	0	0	50	12.0
1992-1993	Canucks	12	5	7	12	0	8	0	0	1	47	10.6
1993-1994	Canucks	24	16	15	31	8	40	3	0	2	101	15.8
1994-1995	Canucks	11	7	6	13	-1	10	2	2	0	39	17.9
1999-2000	Panthers	4	1	3	4	-3	2	1	0	0	15	6.7
	NHL TOTALS	64	35	35	70	8	74	6	2	3	252	13.9

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