Tributes Pour in After Hockey Star Dies from Heart Attack

Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Westernjournal.com: “Tributes Pour in After Hockey Star Dies from Heart Attack”. Below is an excerpt from the article.

Wayne “Gino” Odjick, 52, who battled his way through a National Hockey League career and fought a debilitating disease for the final years of his life, has died.

Odjick, who played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, and Montreal Canadiens, according to the Montreal Gazette.

Dubbed a “beloved enforcer” by the Montreal Gazette, Odjick passed away Sunday of a heart attack.

“I was there for the whole thing. He had a heart attack, couldn’t recover from it. We knew this day was going to come, we didn’t know when. We were hoping much later,” said his friend Peter Leech, who had gone with Odjick to the clinic where he died.

So to hear the passing of Gino Odjick, one of the toughest players to play the game. He rode shotgun for Pavel Bure during his time in Vancouver. Godspeed Gino. pic.twitter.com/83zlhZt5aP

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So to hear the passing of Gino Odjick, one of the toughest players to play the game. He rode shotgun for Pavel Bure during his time in Vancouver. Godspeed Gino. pic.twitter.com/83zlhZt5aP

— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerDC) January 16, 2025

If you wanted to see how loved Gino Odjick was by the city of Vancouver. These were well wishers cheering him on outside his hospital room after his AL amyloidosis diagnosis in 2014. Prognosis is between 13-40 months. This was nearly nine years ago. A warrior until the end.???? pic.twitter.com/wd6BkCSNY9

— Tyler G ???? (@Tytanium76G) January 16, 2025

“In my heart, I will always be a Canuck and I have always had a special relationship here with the fans.”

The NHL Alumni Association is heartbroken to learn that Wayne “Gino” Odjick has passed away at the age of 52. pic.twitter.com/cjwWTYXnqN

— NHL Alumni (@NHLAlumni) January 16, 2025

They don’t make ‘em like Gino Odjick anymore…

And they never will again.

Thanks for all of the memories ❤️#RIP pic.twitter.com/8Ewl4J1RXd

— Bodog (@BodogCA) January 15, 2025