Vincent Lecavalier | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | http://www.vinny4.com/ | ||||||||||||||||
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Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre currently working as a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was a member of their 2004 Stanley Cup championship team. Lecavalier played seventeen seasons in the NHL between 1998 and 2016 and served as captain of the Lightning on two separate occasions (2000–2001 and 2008–2013) prior to being bought out following the 2012-13 season and signing a 5-year, $22.5 million deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. He also previously played for the Los Angeles Kings.