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Ice Hockey · Right wing · Russia

Pavel Bure

1987–2003 · The Russian Rocket: two 60-goal seasons and the fastest skater of the 1990s.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
73.5
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 68.9
NHL goals
437
60-goal seasons
2
Calder Trophy
1
Rocket Richard Trophies
2
Olympic medals
1
Goals per game
0.6

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
70
Honours
74
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
199160
199283
1993107
1994107
199520
19966
199755
199851
199913
200094
200192
200248
200319

Data sources

  • NHL
  • Hockey Reference
  • IIHF

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Pavel Bure ranks #86 in Ice Hockey

Pavel Bure ranks 86th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 859th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 74, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1987–2003 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nhl goals 437, 60-goal seasons 2, calder trophy 1, rocket richard trophies 2.

Immediately ahead sits Markus Näslund on 77.9, a gap of -1.6 points. Directly behind is Kendall Coyne Schofield on 77.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Pavel Bure GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bure stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1993. Scored 90/100.
Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
Honours74/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Pavel Bure — frequently asked

Is Pavel Bure the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Pavel Bure ranks 86th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 79.5, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Pavel Bure's GOAT Score?
79.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Pavel Bure rank all time?
859th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 86th within Ice Hockey.
Pavel Bure vs Markus Näslund: who ranks higher?
Pavel Bure, on 79.5 against Markus Näslund's 77.9 — a margin of 1.6 points.
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