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TAMPA, Florida, July 13, 2008 (AFP) - Canada´s Vincent Lecavalier signed an 11-year contract extension with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, keeping him with the team through the 2019-20 National Hockey League season.
Terms were not disclosed, but TSN of Canada reported that the contract extension is worth 85 million dollars.
According to the report, the 28-year-old Lecavalier will make 10 million dollars per season over the first six years under the terms of the new deal, which goes into effect in 2009-10.
Selected first overall in the 1998 entry draft, Lecavalier has one year left on his current four-year, 27.5 million dollar contract.
Lecavalier helped lead the Lightning to their only Stanley Cup championship in 2004. He holds the franchise record for points (602), goals (273) and games played (710).
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