- Born
- Birth nameValerí Vladimirovich Bure
- Nicknames
- The Russian Pocket Rocket
- Val
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Valeri Bure was born on June 13, 1974 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He has been married to Candace Cameron Bure since June 22, 1996. They have three children.
- SpouseCandace Cameron Bure(June 22, 1996 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenMaksim Valerievich BureLev Valerievich Bure
- RelativesKirk Cameron(Sibling)Chelsea Noble(Sibling)Pavel Bure(Sibling)
- His family made precious watches for the czars from 1815-1917. The dynasty's founder, Swiss-born Eduard Bure, is said to have been the first watchmaker to attach a tiny strap to a watch so that it could be worn on the wrist. Since 1996, Pavel Bure, has attempted to resurrect the business, presenting 3 gold replicas of the company's last model to Boris Yeltsin, Victor Chernomyrdin and Yuri Luzhkov.
- Has 3 children: daughter, Natasha Bure (b. August 15, 1998) and sons, Lev Valerievich Bure (b. February 20, 2000) & Maksim Valerievich Bure (b. January 20, 2002) with wife, Candace Cameron Bure.
- Valeri & Pavel Bure, set a new record for most goals by brothers in an NHL season with 93 (Valeri- 35, Pavel-58), breaking the old mark of 88 set by Bobby and Dennis Hull in 1968-69
- His father, Vladimir, competed as a swimmer for the Soviet Union in the Olympics, winning bronze in 1968 (4x200m freestyle) and 1972 (100m freestyle; 4x200m freestyle). He won 2 Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils in 2000 and 2003 as the team's fitness coach.
- Valeri and Pavel learned English from TV and radio after coming to the United States with their father in September 1991.
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