Vincent Damphousse Quotations

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

It's not the players who put hockey in trouble. The owners say that themselves. They're the ones who made bad decisions and who lacked discipline.

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