Celebration of life for Gino Odjick to begin at 2 p.m.
In 2014, Odjick has diagnosed with amyloidosis, a disease he says attacked his organs and his heart.Story continues below advertisement
He spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Canucks after being selected in the 1990 entry draft before he was traded to the New York IslandersThe former enforcer had 64 goals and 73 assists in 605 NHL games. Odjick was a key member of the 1994 Canucks Stanley Cup finalist team, playing 10 games in the playoffs for the team that lost a physical seven-game series to the New York Rangers.His charity work started the moment he arrived in Vancouver.
Odjick’s number on the Canucks, 29, was his father’s residential school number. He wore it to honour his dad.Related News
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