Ex-hockey player Bure was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland

This is reported in the text of the decree of the President of Russia, published on the Internet portal of legal information.

Bure is the 1990 world ice hockey champion, and also won the silver and bronze medals of the Olympic Games with the Russian national team.

In addition, he has competed in the NHL All-Star Game five times. 

Earlier, Bure praised Vladimir Putin's hockey skills.