Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 Ile Bizard,
Quebec) is a French Canadian professional hockey
player who currently plays for the Tampa Bay
Lightning of the National Hockey League.
Attended Thorndale Elementary in Pierrefonds and
then he went to 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
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
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. He is featured in The Rocket: The
Maurice Richard Story. Lecavalier wears number 4 to
honour Jean Béliveau.
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.
