Vincent Damphousse
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"Vincent François Damphousse" is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey/hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre (ice hockey)/centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, winning a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche in 2003–04 NHL season/2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout/lockout that canceled the 2004–05 NHL season/2004–05 season.

Damphousse currently serves as a Sports analyst/hockey analyst with the French language/French-language television network Réseau des sports/RDS in his native Quebec.

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The vast majority of players are satisfied with what we've done and what Ted has done and his appointment as the head of the union. I think it's clear now that he's the right man for the job.

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I loved getting up every morning and heading to the rink, and I will miss being in the dressing room with the guys, however I'm looking forward to the next stage of my life.

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I've always been interested in the business side of hockey. I know hockey and with the chance I had to be vice-president of the Players' Association, I got to know the business side better. But for now, I haven't decided what I'll do.

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I'm not ready to say what I'll do in the future.

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During my career, I was involved in NHLPA issues that affected the game both on and off the ice. It is great to be able to continue to help the game flourish in my new role working for the players.

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I think the season is done. I don't see how this can be resolved next September. Their strategy is to break the will of the union and impose a salary cap and I don't think that's going to work. I'm convinced there won't even be a training camp next year. They are going to try to delay this as much as possible. We are telling players who want to play in Europe to get ready and find work over there.

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There's been so much else to think about in the last few weeks.

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