Vincent Lecavalier will be welcomed home by the Tampa Bay Lightning during a game against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Oct. 18.
Lecavalier, the No. 1 pick of the 1998 NHL Draft, played 14 of his 17 NHL seasons with the Lightning (1998-2013). He retired on June 21 after playing last season with the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, and lives in Tampa Bay with his wife, Carolina, and their three children.
Vincent Lecavalier to be welcomed home by Lightning
Forward played 14 seasons with Tampa Bay, is franchise leader in goals, games played
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