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'''Vincent Lecavalier''' (born April 21, [[1980]] [[Ile Bizard, Quebec|Ile Bizard]], [[Quebec]]) is a French Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]].
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'''Vincent Lecavalier''' (born April 21, 1980) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey|hockey]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]] and [[captain (ice hockey)|team captain]] for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL).
   
 
==Playing career==
  
==Playing career==
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===Rimouski Océanic===
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Vinny Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]], during which new Lightning owner Art Williams proclaimed that Lecavalier would be "the Michael Jordan of hockey?"<ref>{{Citation
  
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Lecavalier played two years of [[junior hockey]] for the [[Rimouski Océanic]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL). During his tenure, he quickly established himself as one of the NHL's top prospects. In his first season with the Océanic, he won the [[Michel Bergeron Trophy]] as the QMJHL's top rookie forward.
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===Tampa Bay Lightning===
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Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the [[1998 NHL Entry Draft]], during which new Lightning owner Art Williams proclaimed that Lecavalier would be "the [[Michael Jordan]] of hockey".<ref name="nhl.fanhouse.com">[http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2007/03/30/vincent-lecavalier-nets-goal-50/]</ref><ref>{{Cite document
 
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On March 11, [[2000]], following his sophomore season, he was named captain, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 11 months (since surpassed by [[Sidney Crosby]]). Previously, [[Steve Yzerman]] had held that honour, having been named captain of the [[Detroit Red Wings]] at 21 years, 5 months.<ref>[[Brian Bellows]] was named interim-captain at age 19 years, 4 months while [[Craig Hartsburg]] was out of the lineup with an injury.</ref>
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On March 1, 2000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tbl_content_1698 |title=Tampa Bay Lightning History 1999-2000 |accessdate=2008-07-21 |publisher=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]}}</ref> following his sophomore season, he was named captain, becoming the [[Captain_(ice_hockey)#Records|youngest captain]] in NHL history at 19 years and 314 days (since surpassed by [[Sidney Crosby]]). Previously, [[Steve Yzerman]] had held that honour, having been named captain of the [[Detroit Red Wings]] at 21 years, 5 months.<ref>[[Brian Bellows]] was named interim-captain at age 19 years, 4 months while [[Craig Hartsburg]] was out of the lineup with an injury.</ref>
   
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Lecavalier was later stripped of the captaincy before the 2001-02 NHL season when Lightning mangagement decided he was too young even as a high calibre player. Around that time, he clashed frequently with head coach [[John Tortorella]]. Tortorella demanded more accountability from his players, and showed this by stripping Lecavalier of the team captaincy after he missed the start of [[2001-02 NHL season|2001-02]] because of contract negotiations.
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Lecavalier however never fulfilled expectations and was later stripped of the captaincy before the [[2001–02 NHL season]] when Lightning management decided he was too young even as a high calibre player. Around that time, he clashed frequently with head coach [[John Tortorella]]. Tortorella demanded more accountability from his players, and showed this by stripping Lecavalier of the team captaincy after he missed the start of 2001–02 because of contract negotiations.
   
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[[File:Iginla v Lecavalier.JPG|thumb|right|Lecavalier faces off against [[Jarome Iginla]]. The two players battled in the [[2004 Stanley Cup Finals]].]]
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After winning the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Lightning in [[2003-04 NHL season|2004]], he was named Most Valuable Player of the Canadian National Team in the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]], which [[Canada]] won. Lecavalier was selected to play for Team Canada at the [[2006 Olympics]], but returned to Tampa without a medal.
  
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Tortorella has since noted that Lecavalier has matured and become a less selfish player since losing the team captaincy.<ref name="nhl.fanhouse.com"/> During the [[2003–04 NHL season]], while [[Martin St. Louis]] led in regular season scoring and [[Brad Richards]] led in the playoffs, Lecavalier played a key role in the team's [[Stanley Cup]] victory, assisting on the Cup-clinching goal. He was named [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the [[Canadian National Team]] in the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]], which [[Canada]] won.
   
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During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout|lockout]] which canceled the [[2004–05 NHL season]], Lecavalier, along with Lightning teammates [[Nikolai Khabibulin]] and [[Brad Richards]], played for [[Ak Bars Kazan]] in the [[Russian Superleague]]. Lecavalier scored 16 points as Kazan finished 4th in the league and lost in the first round of the playoffs.
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Lecavalier broke the all-time Tampa Bay Lightning record for most points in a season by scoring his 95th point on March 16, [[2007]] against the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. The record was previously held by [[Martin St. Louis]], who had 94 points during the [[2003-04 NHL season]].
  
   
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Lecavalier was selected to play for [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] at the [[2006 Olympics]], but returned to Tampa without a medal.
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On March 30, [[2007]], in a game against the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], Lecavalier became the first Lightning player to record 50 goals in a season. He finished the season with 52 goals, edging [[Ottawa Senators|Ottawa]]'s [[Dany Heatley]], who scored 50 goals, to earn the [[Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy]] as the NHL's top goal scorer for the [[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07 season]].
  
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==International play==
  
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Lecavalier has played for [[Canadian national men's hockey team|Canada]] in:
  
   
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Lecavalier broke the all-time [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] record for most points in a season by scoring his 95th point on March 16, 2007 against the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. The record was previously held by [[Martin St. Louis]], who had 94 points during the [[2003–04 NHL season]].
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*1998 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Junior Championships]]
  
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*2001 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]
  
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On March 30, 2007, in a game against the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], Lecavalier became the first Lightning player to record 50 goals in a season. He finished the season with 52 goals, edging [[Ottawa Senators|Ottawa]]'s [[Dany Heatley]], who scored 50 goals, to earn the [[Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy]] as the NHL's top goal scorer for the [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07 season]].
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*[[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] (gold medal)
  
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*[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]]
  
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[[File:Vincent Lecavalier 2007.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Lecavalier in 2007.]]
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During the [[2007–08 NHL season]], Lecavalier recorded 8 straight multipoint games, being the first to do so since [[Jaromír Jágr]] in 1996. The scoring streak put him first in the NHL scoring race, until he was surpassed by [[Ottawa Senators]]' captain, [[Daniel Alfredsson]], who scored 7 points in the final game before the All-Star break. He was named captain of the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]] at the [[2008 NHL All Star Game]].
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In the 2007–08 offseason, Lecavalier underwent shoulder surgery to repair a fracture from taking a hit against [[Matt Cooke]] of the [[Washington Capitals]]. He underwent another surgery on his left wrist later in the summer.
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On July 12, 2008, Lecavalier agreed to an eleven-year, $85 million contract extension with the Lightning. His new contract begins after the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]], and runs through the 2019–20 season, which could see the All-Star forward end his career with the Lightning.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Lecavalier's 'lifetime' deal with Lightning|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243275|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|accessdate=2008-07-12|date=2008-07-12}}</ref>
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Before the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, he was re-named [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] of the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 18, 2008.
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[[File:Vinnylecavalier.JPG|thumb|right|135px|Captain Vincent Lecavalier in December 2009.]]
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In mid January 2009, rumors were swirling around a possible trade which would send Lecavalier to the [[Montreal Canadiens]], his hometown, but Brian Lawton later stated that Lecavalier would rather stay in Tampa Bay for the rest of his career. Lecavalier confirmed in his own words his preference of playing in Tampa Bay over his native Montreal.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/01/lecavalier_wants_to_stay_in_ta.html</ref> On January 24, at the NHL's superskills competition, Lecavalier received a standing ovation from the Montreal crowd that lasted for 30 seconds when he was being introduced.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
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Lecavalier underwent season-ending wrist surgery on April 3, 2009.<ref>http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=534203 Retrieved on 2009-04-02.</ref>
   
 
==Personal life==
  
==Personal life==
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Attended [[John Rennie High School]] in [[Pointe-Claire, Quebec]] for two years ('92-'93) before transferring to Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan. Has been best friends with fellow Bolts' center [[Brad Richards]], who won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] in [[2003-04 NHL season|2004]] as [[Most Valuable Player]] of the NHL Playoffs, since the age of 14, when they met at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. They were roommates and became good friends. Since then they have gone on to being teammates with the [[Rimouski Océanic]] and also with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]. Lecavalier currently resides in Tampa's Davis Islands.
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Attended Thorndale Elementary in Pierrefonds and then he went to John Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire, Quebec for two years (1992–1993) before transferring to [[Athol Murray College of Notre Dame]] in [[Wilcox, Saskatchewan|Wilcox]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. Has been best friends with ex-[[Tampa Bay Lightning|Lightning]] center [[Brad Richards]], who won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] in [[2003–04 NHL season|2004]] as [[Most Valuable Player]] of the NHL Playoffs, since the age of 14, when they met at [[Athol Murray College of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]], where they were roommates and became best friends. Since then they have gone on to being teammates with the [[Rimouski Océanic]] and also with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]. Lecavalier currently resides in Tampa's Davis Island.
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He played the role of hall of famer and former [[Montreal Canadiens|Montreal Canadien]] [[Jean Béliveau]] in the movie [[Maurice Richard (film)|''The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story'']]. In Tampa Bay, Lecavalier wears number 4 to honour Béliveau.
 
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Lecavalier has been dating Caroline Portelance since 2001. On May 3, 2010, at 1:20 pm Portelance gave birth to their first child, a girl, whom they named Victoria.
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He is featured in [[Maurice Richard (film)|''The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story'']]. Lecavalier portrayed legendary Montréal Canadiens center, [[Jean Béliveau]]. He wears number 4 to honour Béliveau and legendary Boston Bruins defenseman [[Bobby Orr]].
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During the release of the video game ''[[NHL 06]]'', [[EA Sports]] featured Lecavalier as the cover athlete for the game.
   
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In October 2007, Lecavalier pledged $3 million to a new All Children's Hospital facility under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility will be named the Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in his honor.
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In October 2007, Lecavalier pledged $3 million to a new [[All Children's Hospital]] facility under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility will be named the Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in his honor.
   
 
==Career statistics==
  
==Career statistics==
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! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
 
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! League
  
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! GP
  
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|- ALIGN="center"
  
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| 1994–95
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| ALIGN="center" | [[1996-97 NHL season|1996-97]]
  
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| [[Athol Murray College of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]
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| ALIGN="center" | [[Rimouski Océanic]]
  
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]
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| [[Saskatchewan Hockey Association|SHA]]
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| 50
−
| ALIGN="center" | 64
  
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| 38
−
| ALIGN="center" | 42
  
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| 42
−
| ALIGN="center" | 61
  
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| 80
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| ALIGN="center" | 103
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 38
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 4
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 4
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 3
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 2
  
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| 1995–96
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| ALIGN="center" | [[1997-98 NHL season|1997-98]]
  
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| Notre Dame
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| ALIGN="center" | Rimouski Océanic
  
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| SHA
−
| ALIGN="center" | QMJHL
  
  +
| 22
−
| ALIGN="center" | 58
  
  +
| 52
−
| ALIGN="center" | 44
  
  +
| 52
−
| ALIGN="center" | 71
  
  +
| 104
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| ALIGN="center" | 115
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 117
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 18
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 15
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 26
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 41
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 46
  
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|-
−
|- ALIGN="center"
  
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[1998-99 NHL season|1998-99]]
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| [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]]
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| [[Rimouski Océanic]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
  
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
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| [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]
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| 64
−
| ALIGN="center" | 82
  
  +
| 42
−
| ALIGN="center" | 13
  
  +
| 61
−
| ALIGN="center" | 15
  
  +
| 103
−
| ALIGN="center" | 28
  
  +
| 38
−
| ALIGN="center" | 23
  
  +
| 4
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 4
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 3
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
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| 7
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 2
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
−
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[1999-00 NHL season|1999-00]]
 +
| [[1997–98 QMJHL season|1997–98]]
  +
| Rimouski Océanic
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
  
  +
| QMJHL
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
  
  +
| 58
−
| ALIGN="center" | 80
  
  +
| 44
−
| ALIGN="center" | 25
  
  +
| 71
−
| ALIGN="center" | 42
  
  +
| 115
−
| ALIGN="center" | 67
  
  +
| 117
−
| ALIGN="center" | 43
  
  +
| 18
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 15
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 26
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 41
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| 46
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
|-
−
|- ALIGN="center"
  
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2000-01 NHL season|2000-01]]
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| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
 +
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
  +
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
  
  +
| 82
−
| ALIGN="center" | 68
  
  +
| 13
−
| ALIGN="center" | 23
  
  +
| 15
−
| ALIGN="center" | 28
  
  +
| 28
−
| ALIGN="center" | 51
  
  +
| 23
−
| ALIGN="center" | 66
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
−
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 +
|-bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2001-02 NHL season|2001-02]]
 +
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
 +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
 +
| NHL
  +
| 80
−
| ALIGN="center" | 76
  
  +
| 25
−
| ALIGN="center" | 20
  
  +
| 42
−
| ALIGN="center" | 17
  
  +
| 67
−
| ALIGN="center" | 37
  
  +
| 43
−
| ALIGN="center" | 61
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | -
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | -
  
  +
|-
−
|- ALIGN="center"
  
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2002-03 NHL season|2002-03]]
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| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| Tampa Bay Lightning
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
 +
| NHL
  +
| 68
−
| ALIGN="center" | 80
  
  +
| 23
−
| ALIGN="center" | 33
  
  +
| 28
−
| ALIGN="center" | 45
  
  +
| 51
−
| ALIGN="center" | 78
  
  +
| 66
−
| ALIGN="center" | 39
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 11
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 3
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 3
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 6
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 22
  
−
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2003-04 NHL season|2003-04]]
 +
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| Tampa Bay Lightning
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
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| NHL
  +
| 76
−
| ALIGN="center" | 81
  
  +
| 20
−
| ALIGN="center" | 32
  
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| 17
−
| ALIGN="center" | 34
  
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| 37
−
| ALIGN="center" | 66
  
  +
| 61
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| ALIGN="center" | 52
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 23
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 9
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 7
  
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| —
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| ALIGN="center" | 16
  
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| —
−
| ALIGN="center" | 25
  
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|-
−
|- ALIGN="center"
  
  +
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | 2004-05
  
  +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
  
  +
| NHL
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[Russian Superleague|RSL]]
  
  +
| 80
−
| ALIGN="center" | 30
  
  +
| 33
−
| ALIGN="center" | 7
  
  +
| 45
−
| ALIGN="center" | 9
  
  +
| 78
−
| ALIGN="center" | 16
  
  +
| 39
−
| ALIGN="center" | 78
  
  +
| 11
−
| ALIGN="center" | 4
  
  +
| 3
−
| ALIGN="center" | 1
  
  +
| 3
−
| ALIGN="center" | 0
  
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| 6
−
| ALIGN="center" | 1
  
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| 22
−
| ALIGN="center" | 6
  
−
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2005-06 NHL season|2005-06]]
 +
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
 +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
 +
| NHL
  +
| 81
−
| ALIGN="center" | 80
  
  +
| 32
−
| ALIGN="center" | 35
  
  +
| 34
−
| ALIGN="center" | 40
  
  +
| 66
−
| ALIGN="center" | 75
  
  +
| 52
−
| ALIGN="center" | 90
  
  +
| 23
−
| ALIGN="center" | 5
  
  +
| 9
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| ALIGN="center" | 1
  
  +
| 7
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| ALIGN="center" | 3
  
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| 16
−
| ALIGN="center" | 4
  
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| 25
−
| ALIGN="center" | 7
  
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|-
−
|- ALIGN="center"
  
  +
| 2004–05
−
| ALIGN="center" | [[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07]]
  
  +
| [[Ak Bars Kazan]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | Tampa Bay Lightning
  
  +
| [[Russian Superleague|RSL]]
−
| ALIGN="center" | NHL
  
  +
| 30
−
| ALIGN="center" | 82
  
  +
| 7
−
| ALIGN="center" | 52
  
  +
| 9
−
| ALIGN="center" | 56
  
  +
| 16
−
| ALIGN="center" | 108
  
  +
| 78
−
| ALIGN="center" | 44
  
  +
| 4
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| ALIGN="center" | 6
  
  +
| 1
−
| ALIGN="center" | 5
  
  +
| 0
−
| ALIGN="center" | 2
  
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| 1
−
| ALIGN="center" | 7
  
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| 6
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| ALIGN="center" | 10
  
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|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
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! colspan="3" | NHL Totals
  
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| Tampa Bay Lightning
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! ALIGN="center" | 629
  
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| NHL
−
! ALIGN="center" | 233
  
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| 80
−
! ALIGN="center" | 277
  
  +
| 35
−
! ALIGN="center" | 510
  
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| 40
−
! ALIGN="center" | 418
  
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| 75
−
! ALIGN="center" | 45
  
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| 90
−
! ALIGN="center" | 18
  
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| 5
−
! ALIGN="center" | 15
  
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| 1
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! ALIGN="center" | 33
  
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| 3
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! ALIGN="center" | 64
  
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| 4
  +
| 7
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|-
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| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
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| Tampa Bay Lightning
  +
| NHL
  +
| 82
  +
| 52
  +
| 56
  +
| 108
  +
| 44
  +
| 6
  +
| 5
  +
| 2
  +
| 7
  +
| 10
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
  +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
  +
| NHL
  +
| 81
  +
| 40
  +
| 52
  +
| 92
  +
| 89
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
  +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
  +
| NHL
  +
| 77
  +
| 29
  +
| 38
  +
| 67
  +
| 54
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
  +
| Tampa Bay Lightning
  +
| NHL
  +
| 82
  +
| 24
  +
| 46
  +
| 70
  +
| 63
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
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| —
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals
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! 869
  +
! 326
  +
! 413
  +
! 739
  +
! 624
  +
! 45
  +
! 18
  +
! 15
  +
! 33
  +
! 64
 
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|}
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==International play==
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]}}
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{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] | Ice hockey }}
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Lecavalier has played for [[Canadian national men's hockey team|Canada]] in:
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*1998 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Junior Championships]]
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*2001 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]
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*[[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] (gold medal)
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*[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]]
 
===International statistics===
  
===International statistics===
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| 16
 
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! colspan=2| Senior Int'l Totals
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! colspan=2| Senior int'l totals
 
! ALIGN="center" | 19
  
! ALIGN="center" | 19
 
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==Awards==
  
==Awards==
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===Minor leagues===
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===Junior===
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*QMJHL All-Rookie Team - [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1997]]
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*'''1997-98''': [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]] First All-Star Team
  
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*[[CHL]] All-Rookie Team - 1997
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*'''1997-98''': QMJHL [[Mike Bossy Trophy]] (Top Draft Prospect)
  
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*QMJHL First All-Star Team - 1998
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*'''1996-97''': QMJHL [[Michel Bergeron Trophy]] (Top Rookie Forward)
  
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*CHL First All-Star Team - 1998
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*'''1996-97''': [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]] Rookie of the Year
  
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*[[RDS Cup]] (QMJHL Rookie of the Year) - [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1997]]
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*'''1997-98''': CHL First All-Star Team
  
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*[[Michel Bergeron Trophy]] (QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year) - [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1997]]
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*[[CHL Rookie of the Year]] - 1997
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*[[Mike Bossy Trophy]] (QMJHL Top Draft Prospect) - 1998
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*[[CHL Top Draft Prospect Award]] - 1998
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===NHL===
  
===NHL===
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*[[NHL Second All-Star Team]] - [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]]
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*'''2002-03''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Star Game Participant
  
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*[[NHL All-Star Game]] - [[2003 NHL All-Star Game|2003]], [[2007 NHL All-Star Game|2007]], [[2008 NHL All-Star Game|2008]], [[2009 NHL All-Star Game|2009]]
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*'''2003-04''': [[Stanley Cup]]
  
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*[[Stanley Cup]] - [[2003-04 NHL season|2004]]
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*'''2006-07''': NHL All-Star Game Participant
  
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*'''2006-07''': [[Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy]]
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*[[Rocket Richard Trophy]] - [[2006–07 NHL season|2007]]
  +
*[[King Clancy Memorial Trophy]] - [[2007–08 NHL season|2008]]
  +
 
===International===
  
===International===
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*'''2004-05''': 2004 World Cup of Hockey [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]]
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*[[World Cup of Hockey]] All-Star Team - [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
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*[[World Cup of Hockey]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] - [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
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==Footnotes==
  
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==References==
 
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*{{nhlprofile|8467329}}
  
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Revision as of 08:34, 29 July 2010

Vincent Lecavalier
Vinny Lecavalier 2007
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) Vinny, St. Vincent
Height
Weight 		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
NHL Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Nationality Canada
Born (1980-04-21)April 21, 1980,
Ile Bizard, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft 1st overall, 1998
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pro Career 1998 – present

Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian professional hockey centre and team captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Rimouski Océanic

Lecavalier played two years of junior hockey for the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his tenure, he quickly established himself as one of the NHL's top prospects. In his first season with the Océanic, he won the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the QMJHL's top rookie forward.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, during which new Lightning owner Art Williams proclaimed that Lecavalier would be "the Michael Jordan of hockey".[1][2]

On March 1, 2000,[3] following his sophomore season, he was named captain, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 314 days (since surpassed by Sidney Crosby). Previously, Steve Yzerman had held that honour, having been named captain of the Detroit Red Wings at 21 years, 5 months.[4]

Lecavalier however never fulfilled expectations and was later stripped of the captaincy before the 2001–02 NHL season when Lightning management decided he was too young even as a high calibre player. Around that time, he clashed frequently with head coach John Tortorella. Tortorella demanded more accountability from his players, and showed this by stripping Lecavalier of the team captaincy after he missed the start of 2001–02 because of contract negotiations.

Iginla v Lecavalier

Lecavalier faces off against Jarome Iginla. The two players battled in the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Tortorella has since noted that Lecavalier has matured and become a less selfish player since losing the team captaincy.[1] During the 2003–04 NHL season, while Martin St. Louis led in regular season scoring and Brad Richards led in the playoffs, Lecavalier played a key role in the team's Stanley Cup victory, assisting on the Cup-clinching goal. He was named MVP of the Canadian National Team in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, which Canada won.

During the lockout which canceled the 2004–05 NHL season, Lecavalier, along with Lightning teammates Nikolai Khabibulin and Brad Richards, played for Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Superleague. Lecavalier scored 16 points as Kazan finished 4th in the league and lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Lecavalier was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Olympics, but returned to Tampa without a medal.

Lecavalier broke the all-time Tampa Bay Lightning record for most points in a season by scoring his 95th point on March 16, 2007 against the Buffalo Sabres. The record was previously held by Martin St. Louis, who had 94 points during the 2003–04 NHL season.

On March 30, 2007, in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Lecavalier became the first Lightning player to record 50 goals in a season. He finished the season with 52 goals, edging Ottawa's Dany Heatley, who scored 50 goals, to earn the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goal scorer for the 2006–07 season.

Vincent Lecavalier 2007

Lecavalier in 2007.

During the 2007–08 NHL season, Lecavalier recorded 8 straight multipoint games, being the first to do so since Jaromír Jágr in 1996. The scoring streak put him first in the NHL scoring race, until he was surpassed by Ottawa Senators' captain, Daniel Alfredsson, who scored 7 points in the final game before the All-Star break. He was named captain of the Eastern Conference at the 2008 NHL All Star Game.

In the 2007–08 offseason, Lecavalier underwent shoulder surgery to repair a fracture from taking a hit against Matt Cooke of the Washington Capitals. He underwent another surgery on his left wrist later in the summer.

On July 12, 2008, Lecavalier agreed to an eleven-year, $85 million contract extension with the Lightning. His new contract begins after the 2008–09 season, and runs through the 2019–20 season, which could see the All-Star forward end his career with the Lightning.[5]

Before the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, he was re-named captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 18, 2008.

Vinnylecavalier

Captain Vincent Lecavalier in December 2009.

In mid January 2009, rumors were swirling around a possible trade which would send Lecavalier to the Montreal Canadiens, his hometown, but Brian Lawton later stated that Lecavalier would rather stay in Tampa Bay for the rest of his career. Lecavalier confirmed in his own words his preference of playing in Tampa Bay over his native Montreal.[6] On January 24, at the NHL's superskills competition, Lecavalier received a standing ovation from the Montreal crowd that lasted for 30 seconds when he was being introduced.[citation needed]

Lecavalier underwent season-ending wrist surgery on April 3, 2009.[7]

Personal life

Attended Thorndale Elementary in Pierrefonds and then he went to John Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire, Quebec for two years (1992–1993) before transferring to Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada. Has been best friends with ex-Lightning center Brad Richards, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2004 as Most Valuable Player of the NHL Playoffs, since the age of 14, when they met at Notre Dame, where they were roommates and became best friends. Since then they have gone on to being teammates with the Rimouski Océanic and also with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Lecavalier currently resides in Tampa's Davis Island.

Lecavalier has been dating Caroline Portelance since 2001. On May 3, 2010, at 1:20 pm Portelance gave birth to their first child, a girl, whom they named Victoria.

He is featured in The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story. Lecavalier portrayed legendary Montréal Canadiens center, Jean Béliveau. He wears number 4 to honour Béliveau and legendary Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr.

During the release of the video game NHL 06, EA Sports featured Lecavalier as the cover athlete for the game.

In October 2007, Lecavalier pledged $3 million to a new All Children's Hospital facility under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility will be named the Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in his honor.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Notre Dame SHA 50 38 42 80 — — — — — —
1995–96 Notre Dame SHA 22 52 52 104 — — — — — —
1996–97 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 64 42 61 103 38 4 4 3 7 2
1997–98 Rimouski Océanic QMJHL 58 44 71 115 117 18 15 26 41 46
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 13 15 28 23 — — — — —
1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 25 42 67 43 — — — — —
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 68 23 28 51 66 — — — — —
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 76 20 17 37 61 — — — — —
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 33 45 78 39 11 3 3 6 22
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81 32 34 66 52 23 9 7 16 25
2004–05 Ak Bars Kazan RSL 30 7 9 16 78 4 1 0 1 6
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 35 40 75 90 5 1 3 4 7
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 52 56 108 44 6 5 2 7 10
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81 40 52 92 89 — — — — —
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 77 29 38 67 54 — — — — —
2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 24 46 70 63 — — — — —
NHL totals 869 326 413 739 624 45 18 15 33 64

International play

Medal record
World Cup
Gold 2004 World Cup of Hockey Ice hockey

Lecavalier has played for Canada in:

International statistics

Year Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
1998 WJC 7 1 1 2 4
2001 WC 7 3 2 5 29
2004 WCH 6 2 5 7 8
2006 Oly 6 0 3 3 16
Senior int'l totals 19 5 10 15 53

Awards

Junior

NHL

International

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1]
  2. ↑ Hodges, Jim (1998-11-09). "Bonus Baby - hockey player Vincent Lecavalier - Brief Article". The Sporting News. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  3. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning History 1999-2000. Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
  4. ↑ Brian Bellows was named interim-captain at age 19 years, 4 months while Craig Hartsburg was out of the lineup with an injury.
  5. ↑ "Lecavalier's 'lifetime' deal with Lightning". TSN (2008-07-12). Retrieved on 2008-07-12.
  6. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2009/01/lecavalier_wants_to_stay_in_ta.html
  7. ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=534203 Retrieved on 2009-04-02.

External links


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