And The Strapping Jock Award Goes to…

Is it really a wonder to anyone why EA Sports chose Quebec-native Vincent Lecavalier as the cover athlete for NHL 06? In case the picture below doesn’t spell it out already, I will: f-e-m-a-l-e p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e p-o-w-e-r. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it seems strange that none of the ones popping into my head would be deemed website-appropriate. Captain and center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, this 29-year-old has been in the league for 10 years. Talk about stamina. While Lecavalier does not have children (or a wife) of his own, he recently pledged $3 million to a new Children's Hospital facility currently under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida… Yup, I am going to go ahead and say he just might be the best thing to come out of Canada since Tim Horton’s.