Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier
Lecavalier with the Tampa Bay Lightning in February 2012
Born (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 44)
L'Île-Bizard, Quebec, Canada
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/
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada

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.

  1. ^ "Canadiens hire Nick Bobrov and Vincent Lecavalier". February 18, 2022. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.