Gino Odjick

Gino Odjick
Born (1970-09-07)September 7, 1970
Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada
Died January 15, 2023(2023-01-15) (aged 52)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for
NHL draft 86th overall, 1990
Vancouver Canucks
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 reserve of Kitigan Zibi just outside the town of Maniwaki, Quebec.[1][2] His father, Joe, was born in 1939 at Rapid Lake to Basil, a trapper and fishing guide, who was later killed in France in 1944 during the Second World War, and Marie-Antoinette Marchand, who was part-French.[3] At the age of nine, Joe was sent to a residential school in Spanish, Ontario.[4] The registration number he was given at the school, 29, was later used by Odjick during his playing career.[4] Odjick was the fourth child and only son of six children for Joe and Giselle, after Debbie, Shelley, Judy and ahead of Janique and Dina; the Odjicks also raised at least 32 foster children.[5] Originally named Wayne, Odjick was soon given a new name, Gino, as the family found out there was another Wayne on the reserve.[6]

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 Laval Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, playing for the Memorial Cup both seasons.[14] Odjick was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round (86th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played 17 games for the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League before joining the Canucks full-time in 1990.[15] He quickly became a fan-favourite, with chants of "Gino, Gino" in appreciation of him.[16]

His primary role with the Canucks was as an enforcer. For part of his time in Vancouver, he played on a line with the high-scoring Pavel Bure. For the 1993–94 NHL season, Odjick had a career high of 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points.[14] He played in a total of 8 seasons for the Canucks from 1990–91 to 1997–98. During six of those seasons, he had over 200 penalty minutes, and twice he had over 300. His sixth season (1997–98) with over 200 penalty minutes was split between the Canucks (181 penalty minutes in 35 games) and New York Islanders (31 in 13 games).[17]

In the 1997–98 season, Odjick was traded to the New York Islanders and played there until 1999 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. He left Philadelphia during the 2000–01 season for the Montreal Canadiens. His last NHL season was with Montreal in 2001–02. He missed most of the 2002–03 season due to concussion from a puck hitting him in the back of the head during pre-season practice, and was subsequently suspended in February 2003 by the Canadiens for failure to report to the minor-league AHL team in Utah.[18] He retired from professional hockey thereafter, his last known organized hockey stint coming in 2005, when he played on the Horse Lake Thunder team. The Thunder featured several hired ringers, including ex-NHLers Theo Fleury, Sasha Lakovic and Dody Wood, and made it to the semi-finals of the 2005 Allan Cup.[19]

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 AL amyloidosis, a rare blood disorder and whose exact cause is often unknown.[22] This condition had slowly been hardening his heart by coating it in abnormal protein deposits, which eventually led Odjick to suffer a heart attack.[23] He received the Indspire Award in the sports category in 2015.[24] Given just months to live, Odjick turned to an experimental treatment for his illness. Odjick began recovering, and three years later, his heart was working at 60 percent of its capacity.[23]

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 Playoffs
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 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 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

  1. ^ Crothers, Tim. "Gino Odjick". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Pawson, Chad (January 15, 2023). "Gino Odjick, Canucks fan favourite, dead at 52". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 224
  4. ^ a b MacGregor 1995, p. 225
  5. ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 229–30
  6. ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 230
  7. ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 231
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 232–34
  10. ^ MacGregor 1995, pp. 234–35
  11. ^ MacGregor 1995, p. 240
  12. ^ "The Ultimate Teammate". Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores!. Raincoast Books. 2005. pp. 259–260. ISBN 1551928493.
  13. ^ Mason, Gary (June 27, 2014). "A phone call from Gino Odjick that I'll never forget". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Rud 2006, p. 190
  15. ^ Rud 2006, p. 192
  16. ^ "Gino Odjick, Canucks fan favourite, dead at 52". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Gino Odjick NHL Player Profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Profile – Gino Odjick". LegendsOfHockey.net. Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  19. ^ Tychowski, Robert (April 24, 2005). "Sound of Thunder: Fleury, Lakovic come unglued". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "A Horse With No Name". National Screen Institute. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  22. ^ Chai, Carmen (June 27, 2014). "Gino Odjick's rare disease: What is AL amyloidosis?". Global News.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "Gino Odjik Indspire Laureate biography". Indspire. January 13, 2015. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  25. ^ Johnston, Patrick (January 15, 2023). "Beloved former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick dead at 52". The Province. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  26. ^ '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.

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