Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent "Vinny" Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens. Lecavalier played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1998 and 2016. He was the captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2000–2001 season and again from 2008–2013 and spent his first 14 NHL seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning before being bought out following the 2012–13 season and signing with the Philadelphia Flyers for $22.5 million over 5 years. He was chosen first overall by the Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was a member of their 2004 Stanley Cup championship team. He won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2007 as the NHL's leading goal scorer. On February 10, 2018, the Tampa Bay Lightning retired his number 4 jersey.
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Lecavalier with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
Born |
L'Île-Bizard, Quebec, Canada | April 21, 1980||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning Ak Bars Kazan Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings | ||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
NHL Draft |
1st overall, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1998–2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Website |
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