Vinny Lecavalier

Class of: 2022

Sport: Hockey

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

Vincent “Vinny” Lecavalier, who played 17 seasons in the NHL between 1998 and 2016, was the captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2000–2001 season and again from 2008–2013. He spent his first 14 NHL seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning before being bought out following the 2012–13 season and signing with the Philadelphia Flyers for $22.5 million over five years. He was chosen first overall by the Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was a member of their 2004 Stanley Cup championship team. He won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy in 2007 as the NHL’s leading goal scorer. On February 10, 2018, the Tampa Bay Lightning retired his number 4 jersey.