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| Height: 6-4 Weight: 207 Shoots: L Born: April 21, 1980, Ile-Bizard, Quebec |
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| November 29, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier picked up his 10th goal of the season on Saturday as Tampa fell to Colorado 4-3. Lecavalier also had an assist and picked up two penalty minutes. |
| November 21, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier collected a pair of goals in Friday's 4-1 win over the Predators. |
| November 17, 2008 Barry Melrose was fired as Tampa Bay head coach, and the St. Petersburg Times reports that he thinks the players complained to ownership about him. "Obviously, a lot of guys didn't like to be held accountable with this team. ... Now they can play who they want and how much they want and when they want and (not) demand a lot of them," Melrose said. |
| November 16, 2008 The Lightning have a new coach, but the result for them was the same, as they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2. Vincent Lecavalier scored his seventh goal of the year in the contest. |
| November 14, 2008 In a shocking move, Barry Melrose has been fired by the Tampa Bay Lightning just 16 games into the season, according to TSN. He will be replaced by associate coach Rick Tocchet. |
| November 2, 2008 The ice time for Lightning stars Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis are seeing less ice time this year than they did in the past, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| November 1, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier scored his sixth goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over Ottawa. |
| October 28, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier netted a pair of goals in the 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs Tuesday. |
| October 21, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier scored and overtime power play goal to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over Atlanta on Tuesday. |
| October 11, 2008 Center Vincent Lecavalier scored his first goal of the season on Saturday night. His effort put the Lightning up 3-0 during the second period, but they went on to lose 4-3. |
| October 1, 2008 ESPN.com reports that Vincent Lecavalier still isn't close to being top-notch as he tries to recover from offseason shoulder surgery. He showed some frustration Tuesday night as he continues to struggle with his timing and conditioning. But the good news is, he said those issues have nothing to do with the shoulder, which he says is feeling better every day. |
| September 30, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout to help the Lightning beat HC Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia 3-2 in the first ever preseason game between an NHL club and a Slovakian one. |
| September 26, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier will return ahead of schedule from his off-season shoulder surgery by playing on Sunday night, according to the St. Petersberg Times. "My goal is to play on Sunday so I can start testing getting hit," Lecavalier said. |
| September 25, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier believes he will be able to skate in the team's first game of the regular season as he attempts to work his way back from right shoulder surgery, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| September 18, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier was named captain on Thursday by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the second time he has been so honored, according to TSN. |
| September 16, 2008 The Tampa Bay Lightning will open training camp on Tuesday with a plethora of new faces, according to the Tampa Tribune. "It's very strange, there are a lot of new guys," said Vincent Lecavalier. |
| September 12, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder this off-season, and though his recovery has gone as planned, he could end up missing all but the last two games of the Lightning's preseason schedule, according to the St. Petersberg Times. My goal is to play the last two games," he said. "I just started again this week and it feels pretty good for slap shots and wristers," he said. "It's mostly when the puck is far away, reaching, it feels a little weak." |
| September 1, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier is recovering from shoulder surgery, but is back on the ice in Tampa and feels well, except that he finds it difficult to take slap shots, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| August 28, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier came out of the locker room Thursday to take his first skate at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon in preparation for the upcoming training camp, took one step onto the ice and fell on his face, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He said, "As I started walking on the ice, I was ,like, 'Oh, no. When I put my skates on, I saw them and said, 'Oh,' and took one off. And I started talking to somebody else. I forgot about my left one." Lecavalier had forgotten to take the skate guard off his left skate, which caused him to comically fall on the ice. |
| August 26, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier is going to wear the "C" as the team captain of the Lightning in 2008-09, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| July 12, 2008 Updating an earlier report, we have received the official terms of the deal signed by center Vincent Lecavalier , according to Sports Ticker. |
| July 11, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier's new deal may be worth less than the $77 million that was initially reported, according to the Tampa Tribune. Lightning VP Brian Lawton indicated that the reported figure was presumptuous and added, "The numbers are not as advertised. We are putting the final touches on it. Everything you have read and all that's been reported in the media, they are all false. We'll announce it all next week." |
| June 25, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier of Canada reports that three-time All-Star Vincent Lecavalier has agreed to a contract extension that will pay him $77 million. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $27.5 million deal. The first overall pick of the 1998 draft, Lecavalier holds the franchise record in goals (273), points (602) and games played (710). He captured the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2006-07 for leading the league in goals with 52. |
| June 24, 2008 Barry Melrose has been named the new head coach of the Lightning, according to SI.com. |
| June 20, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier is reportedly close to agreeing to a long-term deal with the Lightning, according to TSN.ca. The 28-year old Lecavalier is entering the final season of a four-year, $27.5 million contract where he will earn $7.167 million. |
| June 12, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier won the King Clancy award on Thursday night awarded to the player who combines on ice efforts with off-ice contributions in the community, according to TSN. |
| June 4, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier is eager to work out a long-term deal to remain with the Lightning, according to the Tampa Tribune. He said, "I'm looking forward to the new owners. They have a passion for the game. Oren Koules and Len Barrie have played the game. I'm encouraged about the new owners, and I'm excited about things." |
| June 1, 2008 The Lightning continue to talk with Vincent Lecavalier about a contract extension, the Tampa Tribune reports. Lecavalier shares an agent (Kent Hughes) with Luc Bourdon, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Thursday. |
| May 31, 2008 The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping to announce current ESPN analyst Barry Melrose as their new coach soon, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| April 15, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier will undergo surgery on his ailing right shoulder today, according to the Tampa Tribune. Following surgery, he will require 12-15 weeks of recovery time. Lecavalier is expected to be 100% by the time training camp opens in September. |
| April 7, 2008 The Tampa Bay Lightning won the draft lotter on Monday night and therefore were awarded the top selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, this according to TSN. Following the Bolts will be the Kings, the Thrashers and the Blues. It is expected that the Lightning will select forward Steve Stamkos with the first overall selection, and it would appear that he could make the club out of camp next season. |
| April 7, 2008 The NHL draft lottery takes place tonight, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 25% chance of being awarded the first overall pick in the upcoming entry draft, this according to TSN. The prize for winning the top pick will be the chance to draft Steven Stamkos who scored 58 goals and 105 points this year in the Ontario Hockey League, a year after he scored 42 times and registered 92 points in the OHL. |
| April 5, 2008 Forward Vincent Lecavalier will undergo surgery to repain his right shoulder, injured Thursday after taking an open-ice hit from Matt Cooke to the shoulder against the Washington Capitals, a shot that thoroughly upset coach John Tortorella (who called the hit a "cheap shot") and appears to have ended the veteran's season, according to the Sports Network. Medical testing revealed Lecavalier suffered damage to the Glenoid Labrum of the right shoulder, and recovery will require 12 to 15 weeks. The procedure has not been officially schedule at this time. |
| April 3, 2008 Not surprisingly, Vincent Lecavalier has been ruled out of Saturday's season finale after suffering a shoulder injury Thursday, according to the Canadian Press. Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella was not happy about the hit on his star. ''It's an absolute cheap shot,'' he said. ''We have stick fouls - stick foul after stick foul - and then I see that. It's a guy in a vulnerable position. It's an interference if the puck isn't anywhere near him, and that isn't called. It's an absolute cheap shot.'' Vinny ends the year with 92 points in 81 games. |
| April 3, 2008 It was a shoulder injury that knocked Vincent Lecavalier out of Thursday's game, according to Sports Network. With only one game remaining on the Lightning's schedule, Vinny's season is almost surely over. |
| April 3, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier left Thursdays game in the third period with an undisclosed injury, according to SportsTicker. The center was checked into a teammate in the neutral zone and fell to the ice awkwardly, appearing to land on his left wrist. He was in obvious pain before heading to the locker room. Lecavlier will undergo X-rays and will almost surely sit out the Lightning's season finale on Saturday. |
| March 30, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier was held scoreless Saturday night in a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Lecavalier had six goals and five assists versus Carolina this season but failed to add to those impressive digits in the season's final game between the two clubs. |
| March 19, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier scored two goals and an assist in a losing effort against Buffalo (7-4). He has scored 88 points in 73 games this season. |
| March 11, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier scored three goals, leading his Tampa Bay Lightning to an impressive 8-4 win over the New York Islanders. Lecavalier entered the game with 33 goals and 81 total points, easily ranking as one of the game's top offensive commodities. Tonight he rewards fantasy owners with the hat trick. |
| March 9, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier ended a 12-game drought as he scored a goal on Sunday, his 33rd of the season. He was notably the captain of the Eastern Conference All-Star team and it is about time that he got back on track. |
| February 9, 2008 Vincent Lecavalier scored his 72 point of the season and the Lightning's only goal in a loss to the Thrashers 2-1 on Saturday night. Lecavalier has basically been pretty cold since January 8th, a span of 13 games in which he has just nine points. Much more is expected from one of the league's 10 best players. |