Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier was born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec. Lecavaleir went to Thorndale Elementary in Pierrefonds, Quebce before attending John Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire, Quebec for two years (1992–1993). He transferred to Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan to further his hockey career, and completed high school there, scoring an amazing 104 points in his final season.

After leaving high school, Lecavalier played junior hockey for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He won the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the QMJHL's top rookie forward, scoring 103 points in 64 games. He followed that up in his second season with the Oceanic with 115 points in 58 games. He also added 41 points in 18 playoff games, leading the Oceanic all the way to the QMJHL finals.

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 2004-2005 NHL lockout. On June 25, 2008, Lecavalier signed a nine-year contract to stay with the Lightning.

• 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

• 1995-1996: Notre Dame Midget Hounds, Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League
• 1996-1998: Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
• 1998: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning
• 1998-2004: Tampa Bay Lightning
• 2004-2005: Ak Bars Kazan, RSL
• 2005-present: Tampa Bay Lightning