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Wake With Elias: Rest in Peace, Gino

Arguably the toughest dude to ever lace them up for the Vancouver Canucks passed away suddenly at the age of 52.

Gino Odjick succame to a heart attack on Sunday. The legendary enforcer battled a rare illness known as AL amyloidosis, which affects the heart’s ability to expand and contract.

Odjick left Canucks fans with a plethora of memorable moments, some of which included 127 career fights, a penalty shot goal against Mike Vernon, and an unlikely friendship with another Canucks legend, Pavel Bure.

He absolutely put everything on the line for this franchise, which is a stark contrast to what we’ve seen from the Canucks so far in 2022-23.