Vincent Lecavalier

Date of Birth: Apr 21, 1980
Age: 46
Place of Birth: L'Île-Bizard, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: AHM île-Bizard
Position: C
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 98 kg / 216 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Vincent Lecavalier Facts

Drafted: 1998 round 1 #1 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Agency: Premium

Brother: Phil Lecavalier
Son: Gabriel Lecavalier

Drafted 1st overall in 1998, Lecavalier didn't take long to become a star for the Lightning, leading the team with 25 goals and 67 points in just his 2nd NHL season. A few years later, the 6'4 center helped the Bolts win their first Stanley Cup. Over his 17-year career, the 4x All-Star won a Maurice Richard, King Clancy, and NHL Foundation Player Award, as well as World Cup gold. Vinny retired in 2016 with 421 goals and 528 assists.

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Vincent Lecavalier Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1994-1995	Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep	U15 AAA	50	38	42	80	-	-
1995-1996	Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep	U15 AAA	22	52	52	104	-	-
1995-1996	Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	16	4	4	8	14	-
1996-1997	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	64	42	60	102	36	17	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	2	-4
1997-1998	Rimouski Océanic	QMJHL	58	44	71	115	117	27	Playoffs	18	15	26	41	46	4
1997-1998	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	4	-
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	13	15	28	23	-19
1999-2000	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	80	25	42	67	43	-25
2000-2001	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	68	23	28	51	66	-26
2000-2001	Canada	WC	7	3	2	5	29	3
2001-2002	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	76	20	17	37	61	-18
2002-2003	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	80	33	45	78	39	0	Playoffs	11	3	3	6	22	-2
2003-2004	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	81	32	34	66	52	23	Playoffs	23	9	7	16	25	-2
2004-2005	Ak Bars Kazan Lockout	Russia	30	7	8	15	78	5	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	6	-1
2004-2005	Canada	WCup	6	2	5	7	8	1
2005-2006	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	80	35	40	75	90	0	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	7	0
2005-2006	Canada Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	16	2
2006-2007	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	82	52	56	108	44	2	Playoffs	6	5	2	7	10	4
2007-2008	Tampa Bay Lightning "A"	NHL	81	40	52	92	89	-17
2008-2009	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	77	29	38	67	54	-9
2009-2010	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	82	24	46	70	63	-16
2010-2011	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	65	25	29	54	43	-5	Playoffs	18	6	13	19	16	6
2011-2012	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	64	22	27	49	50	-2
2012-2013	Tampa Bay Lightning "C"	NHL	39	10	22	32	29	-5
2013-2014	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	69	20	17	37	44	-16	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	-5
2014-2015	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	57	8	12	20	36	-7
2015-2016	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	7	0	1	1	2	-1
2015-2016	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	42	10	7	17	20	1	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	0

Vincent Lecavalier Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	North Shore Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Canada U18	Nations Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-

Vincent Lecavalier Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
NHL	17	1212	421	528	949	0.78	848	-140	7	75	26	30	56	0.75	84	1
OG	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	16	2	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
QMJHL	2	122	86	131	217	1.78	153	44	2	22	19	29	48	2.18	48	0
Russia	1	30	7	8	15	0.50	78	5	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	6	-1
SMAAAHL	1	16	4	4	8	0.50	14	-	0
U15 AAA	2	72	90	94	184	2.56	-	-	0
WC	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	29	3	0
WCup	1	6	2	5	7	1.17	8	1	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	4	-	0

Vincent Lecavalier Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1996-1997	CHL All-Rookie Team CHL Rookie of the Year QMJHL All-Rookie Team QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) QMJHL Rookie of the Year
1997-1998	CHL First All-Star Team CHL Top Draft Prospect Award CHL Top Prospects Game QMJHL Best Professional Prospect (Mike Bossy Trophy) QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Playoffs Most Assists (26)
1998-1999	NHL Rookie of the Month (February)
2002-2003	NHL All-Star Game
2003-2004	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2004-2005	World Cup All-Star Team World Cup Gold Medal World Cup MVP
2006-2007	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (52) NHL Second All-Star Team
2007-2008	NHL All-Star Game NHL Foundation Player Award NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy)
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/21/2016	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	Retired
01/06/2016	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Los Angeles Kings
07/02/2013	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Philadelphia Flyers
06/27/2013	Confirmed	Tampa Bay Lightning	Unknown
07/13/2008	Extension	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tampa Bay Lightning

Vincent Lecavalier Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1996, 1 #4 by Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Number 4 retired by Rimouski Océanic
Number 4 retired by Tampa Bay Lightning
Cult/Star player for Ak Bars Kazan
Cult/Star player for Rimouski Océanic
Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning

Career transactions
- 2013-07-02 • Signed to a five-year contract by the Philadelphia Flyers | $22,500,000 | Full story
- 2013-06-27 • Bought out of his contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning | Full story
- 2008-07-13 • Signed to an eleven-year contract extension by the Tampa Bay Lightning | $85,000,000 | Full story
- 2005-08-16 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning | $27,500,000 | Full story
- 2004-11-04 • Signed to a lockout contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2001-10-05 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 1998-10-07 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning