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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2548191" data-attributes="member: 2012">Damphousse to announce retirementTSN.ca Staff9/6/2005 10:29:41 PMAfter 18 NHL seasons, Vincent Damphousse is ready to call it a career.The veteran forward has called a news conference for Wednesday morning at which time he will announce his retirement from the game.In 1,378 NHL games with Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal and San Jose, where he spent the last five seasons, Damphousse has 432 goals, 773, 1,190 penalty minutes and a plus-minus rating of plus-15. His 1,205 career points put him 38th on the all-time list.The four-time all-star won a Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993.Damphousse signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche in 2004, but didn't play a single game with the club because of the lockout.Damphousse scored 12 goals and assisted on 29 with San Jose in 2003-04. He led the Sharks in playoff scoring with seven goals and seven assists in 17 games, leading the club he captained all the way to the Western Conference final.Damphousse, 37, was an unrestricted free agent.Bob Sauve, Damphousse's agent, told a Pittsburgh newspaper last month that he had discussions with Penguins GM Craig Patrick about playing in Pittsburgh.</blockquote>