Gino Odjick
Gino Odjick | ||||||
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Born |
Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada | September 7, 1970|||||
Died |
January 15, 2023 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 52)|||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | |||||
Position | Left wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
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Playing career | 1990–2002 |
Wayne Gino Odjick (September 7, 1970 – January 15, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990 to 2002 for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens. Of Algonquin heritage, he was known as an enforcer during his playing career, earning him the nicknames "Algonquin Assassin" and "Maniwaki Mauler".
Early life
Odjick was born in the Algonquin
Odjick played hockey from an early age, but it was not until he was 11 that he joined an organized team, which would be managed by Joe.[7] He played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Maniwaki.[8] Until he was 15, Odjick stayed with local teams that mainly played other teams from reserves, often coached by his father.[9] At that age, he considered quitting hockey to pursue other activities, but decided to accept a try-out for the Hawkesbury Hawks, a Tier II junior team from Ontario. Though he had been a defensive defenceman until that point, Odjick soon realized that his skills were not good enough, and instead became an enforcer.[10] It was while in Hawkesbury that Odjick was first given the nickname "the Algonquin Assassin," a reference to his heritage and skills as a fighter.[11]
Odjick credited his sense of defending his team and fighting skills in part due to racial tensions between natives of the reserve and nearby townspeople.[12] He later worked to help Indigenous youth.[13]
Playing career
As a youth Odjick played two seasons with the
His primary role with the Canucks was as an
In the 1997–98 season, Odjick was traded to the
Post-playing career
In 2003, Odjick moved back to Vancouver and collaborated with the Musqueam First Nation to manage the Musqueam Golf & Learning Academy.[20]
Odjick starred in the 2014 Canadian short film Ronny Nomad and the Legendary Napkins of Wood written and produced by Adrian Patterson. The film won best comedic short at the Oregon Independent Film Festival.[21]
On June 26, 2014, Odjick revealed that he was diagnosed with the rare terminal disease
Odjick died from a heart attack on January 15, 2023, at age 52. Odjick's parents, Joe and Giselle, predeceased him. He had ten children and five sisters.[25] His sister Dina Odjick confirmed his death.[2] In June 2023, doctors informed Odjick's family that he highly likely suffered from the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, with Odjick experiencing forgetfulness and would repeat himself.[26]
Career statistics
Bold indicates led league
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987–88 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Laval Titan | QMJHL
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50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 278 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 129 | ||
1989–90 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 51 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 280 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 110 | ||
1990–91 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 45 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 296 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 65 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 348 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 370 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 271 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||
1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 181 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000
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New York Islanders | NHL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 36 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | ||
2004–05 | Horse Lake Thunder | AC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | ||
NHL totals | 605 | 64 | 73 | 137 | 2,567 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 142 |
Source:[17]
See also
References
- ^ Crothers, Tim. "Gino Odjick". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Pawson, Chad (January 15, 2023). "Gino Odjick, Canucks fan favourite, dead at 52". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 224
- ^ a b MacGregor 1995, p. 225
- ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 229–30
- ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 230
- ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 231
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 232–34
- ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 234–35
- ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 240
- ISBN 1551928493.
- ^ Mason, Gary (June 27, 2014). "A phone call from Gino Odjick that I'll never forget". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Rud 2006, p. 190
- ^ Rud 2006, p. 192
- ^ "Gino Odjick, Canucks fan favourite, dead at 52". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Gino Odjick NHL Player Profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Profile – Gino Odjick". LegendsOfHockey.net. Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ Tychowski, Robert (April 24, 2005). "Sound of Thunder: Fleury, Lakovic come unglued". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ O’Connor, Joseph (January 12, 2004). "Gino Odjick Looks To Golf As A New Career". First Nations Drum. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "A Horse With No Name". National Screen Institute. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Chai, Carmen (June 27, 2014). "Gino Odjick's rare disease: What is AL amyloidosis?". Global News.
- ^ a b Talmazan, Yuliya (March 3, 2017). "'I never once thought I was going to die': Former Canuck Gino Odjick talks about his remarkable recovery". Global News.
- ^ "Gino Odjik Indspire Laureate biography". Indspire. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Johnston, Patrick (January 15, 2023). "Beloved former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick dead at 52". The Province. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ 'Did hockey do this to me?': CTE likely contributed to ex-Canucks Gino Odjick's deterioration
Bibliography
- MacGregor, Roy (1995). The Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey. Toronto: Penguin Canada. ISBN 978-0-14-305336-1.
- Rud, Jeff (2006). Canucks Legends: Vancouver's Hockey Heroes. Vancouver: Raincoast Books. ISBN 978-1-55192-809-8.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database