Vincent Lecavalier

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Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

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Playing career

Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. 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. Previously, Steve Yzerman had held that honour, having been named captain of the Detroit Red Wings at 21 years, 5 months.

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004, he was named most valuable player of the Canadian National Team in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Vincent was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2006 Olympics.

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Awards

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Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996-97 Rimouski QMJHL 64 42 61 103 38 4 4 3 7 2
1997-98 Rimouski QMJHL 58 44 71 115 117 18 15 26 41 46
1998-99 Tampa Bay NHL 82 13 15 28 23 - - - - -
1999-00 Tampa Bay NHL 80 25 42 67 43 - - - - -
2000-01 Tampa Bay NHL 68 23 28 51 66 - - - - -
2001-02 Tampa Bay NHL 76 20 17 37 61 - - - - -
2002-03 Tampa Bay NHL 80 33 45 78 39 11 3 3 6 22
2003-04 Tampa Bay NHL 81 32 34 66 52 23 9 7 16 25
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 30 7 9 16 78 4 1 0 1 6
2005-06 Tampa Bay NHL 56 24 25 49 34 - - - - -
QMJHL Totals 122 86 132 218 155 22 19 29 48 48
RUS Totals 30 7 9 16 78 4 1 0 1 6
NHL Totals 523 170 206 376 318 34 12 10 22 47

Stats as of February 15, 2006.

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International play

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
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Personal Facts

Family:
Parents: Yvon and Christianne Lecavalier
Siblings: Phillipe/Phil Lecavalier [older] and Genevieve Lecavalier Bale [older]

Has been best friends with Brad Richards since the age of 14, when they met at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school with an excellent hockey program in Saskatchewan, Canada. They were roomates and became good friends. Since then they have gone on to being teammates in the Rimouski Oceanic and Tampa Bay Lightning. They are currently living in adjoining buildings in Tampa Bay.

Currently engaged to University of Victoria student Valerie Wasylik.

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