Vincent Lecavalier
All-star professional hockey player Vincent Lecavalier plays with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League. Lecavalier was named captain of the Lightning prior to the start of the 2008-09 season.
Fast Facts
- Born: April 21, 1980
- Birthplace: Ile Bizard QC, Quebec, Canada
- Nickname: Vinny
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 219 lbs.
- Position: Center
- Shoots: Left
- High school: John Rennie High School
- College: Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
- Draft year: 1998, first overall
- Referred to as "the Michael Jordan of hockey" by former Lightning owner Art Williams1
- Plays golf and enjoys boating2
- Eats steak with mashed potatoes and mushrooms the night before each game3
- On the cover of the NHL 06 video game4
- Holds the franchise single season points record for the Lightning2
NHL Career
Lecavalier was drafted first overall in the 1998 NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He joined the Lightning for his NHL debut that same year and played all 82 regular season games with the team. In 2000, Lecavalier was named captain of the Lightning and helped the team win the Stanley Cup Championship in 2004. He played for the Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Super League during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. On June 25, 2008, Lecavalier signed a nine-year contract to stay with the Lightning.
Career Highlights
- 1997: QMJHL Michel Bergeron Trophy, top rookie forward
- 1997: Canadian Hockey League Rookie of the Year
- 1998: QMJHL All-Star Team
- 1998: CHL All-Star Team
- 2003: NHL All-Star Game
- 2004: Stanley Cup Champion
- 2004: World Cup of Hockey, gold medal, MVP
- 2007: NHL All-Star Game
- 2007: Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy, NHL's leading goal scorer
- 2008: NHL All-Star Game
- 2008: King Clancy Trophy, leadership on and off the ice
Timeline
- 1995-96: Notre Dame Midget Hounds, Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League
- 1996-98: Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
- 1998: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 1998-04: Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2004-05: Ak Bars Kazan, RSL
- 2005-present: Tampa Bay Lightning
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