Lightning to retire Lecavalier's No. 4

No member of the Tampa Bay Lightning will ever don the No. 4 ever again.

Vincent Lecavalier's number will be raised to the rafters at Amalie Arena on Saturday, Feb. 10, prior to a game against the Los Angeles Kings, the Lightning announced Monday.

Lecavalier was chosen first overall by the Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He is the franchise's all-time leader in games played (1,038) and goals (383), and ranks second behind Martin St. Louis in both assists and points. St. Louis' No. 26 is the only other jersey the team has ever retired.

The center's career year came in 2006-07 when he netted 52 goals and tallied 56 assists for 108 points, winning the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and finishing fourth in Hart Trophy voting.

Yet he made his most important contributions to the Bolts during the 2003-04 campaign. That year, he had 32 goals and 66 points during the regular season, and added nine goals and 16 points in 23 playoff games en route to a Stanley Cup.