Vincent Lecavalier was drafted first overall by Tampa Bay in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, during which new Lightning owner Art Williams proclaimed that Lecavalier would be "the Michael Jordan of hockey".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"> [1]</sup>
On March 11, 2000, following his sophomore season, he was named captain, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 11 months (since surpassed by Sidney Crosby" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Crosby">Sidney Crosby). Previously, Steve Yzerman had held that honour, having been named captain of the Red Wings" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings">Detroit Red Wings at 21 years, 5 months.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"> [2]</sup>
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