The Russian Rocket said he proposed to Kournikova, also Russian, on Friday night at Miami Beach restaurant, The Forge. He did not announce a wedding date.

Kournikova, 18, a favorite of Britain's tabloids, was photographed with Bure holding a pink rose.

"We'll tell details when she gets back in town in the middle of March," Bure said before the Florida Panthers' game against Buffalo on Monday night.

The top-selling British Sun tabloid said Bure, also a Russian, proposed on bended knee as stunned diners looked on.

"Yes, Pavel and Anna got engaged at my restaurant," The Forge's owner Shareef Malnik was quoted as saying.

Russian newspapers first paired Kournikova off with the 28-year-old hockey player, a former teammate of her former boyfriend Sergei Fedorov, in December.

But in January, the media rumor mill linked her with Mark Philippoussis during the Australian Open after she was seen in the center court stands cheering on the Australian home favorite. Both insisted they were just friends.

Bure, known as the Russian Rocket, plays for the Florida Panthers and won the title of most valuable player during the 50th National Hockey League All-Star game on Feb. 7.

The Mirror said Kournikova, whose looks have earned her millions in sponsorship deals, had known him just four months.

Bure and Kournikova are neighbors in an apartment building in trendy south Miami Beach.