Halloween marks a special day in Canucks history: On October 31st, 1991, the Russian Rocket officially landed in Vancouver after signing his entry-level contract with the club.
The sixth-round, 113th overall selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft’s time in Vancouver cemented his legacy as arguably the greatest Canucks ever, but also one of the greatest superstars and pure goal scorers to ever play in the NHL.
Before signing in Vancouver, Bure was featured in the 1991-92 Upper Deck series. Because Bure didn’t want to throw on a Canucks jersey without formally being property of the team yet, so 20-year-old Pavel opted to wear a blue t-shirt and blue shorts while wearing a sweet pair of rollerblades on the Manhattan Beach boardwalk in a September photoshoot. Bure had been skating in Los Angeles to stay sharp before putting pen to paper in Vancouver.
The photo is a staple amongst hardcore Canucks fans. A fan of the blue and green decided to remake the classic card into a halloween costume, and it's pretty spot on.
Another fan honoured Bure by wearing his jersey in full gear, equipped with rollerblades.
Bure has the highest goals per game percentage in Canucks history at 0.59. His career goals-per- game percentage is third all-time at 0.623 (minimum of 700 games played) amongst all NHL players behind Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux. The Russian native averaged above a point per game in his career with 779 points in 702 games. Bure would literally lift the behinds out of seats for his electric speed and game-breaking ability. His No. 10 was lifted to the rafters in Vancouver back in 2013.
Bure was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
The current Canucks team had some great Halloween costumes, like Sven Baertschi going as "bear cheese," which signifies his nickame "bae cheese."
One fan even carved Brock Boeser's face into a pumpkin. The team had some great Halloween-themd game day posters that resembled Stranger Things and David Puddy from Seinfeld.
