Gino Odjick
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Wayne Gino "Chief, The Enforcer" Odjick was born on 7 September 1970 in an Algonquin Native Reserve named Chum Sa Bay (then River Desert Band) at Maniwaki
, Quebec
. He was a professional hockey
player in the National Hockey League
(NHL) from 1990–91 to 2001–02.
in the fifth round (86th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft
. 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. 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 thrice 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).
In the 1997–98 season, Odjick was traded to the New York Islanders
and played there until 1999–2000 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
. He left Philadelphia during the 2000–01 for the Montreal Canadiens
. His last NHL season was with Montreal
in 2001–02. He missed most of the 2003 season due to concussion from a puck hitting him in the back of the head during pre-season practice, and was subsequently suspended by the Canadiens for failure to report to the minors. He retired from professional hockey thereafter, his last known organized hockey coming in 2005, when he played on the Horse Lake Thunder
team featuring several hired ringers, including ex-NHLers Theo Fleury, Sasha Lakovic
and Dody Wood
, which made it to the semi-finals of the 2005 Allan Cup
.
Maniwaki, Quebec
Maniwaki is a town north of Gatineau and located north-west of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The town is situated on the Gatineau River, at the crossroads of Route 105 and Route 107, not far south of Route 117...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He was a professional hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
player in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) from 1990–91 to 2001–02.
Playing career
Gino Odjick was drafted by the Vancouver CanucksVancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the fifth round (86th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft
1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft was the 28th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Vancouver Canucks at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 16, 1990...
. His primary role with the Canucks was as an enforcer
Enforcer (hockey)
Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...
. For part of his time in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, he played on a line with the high scoring Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a retired Russian professional ice hockey right winger. Nicknamed "The Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers...
. For the 1993–94 NHL season, Odjick had a career high of 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points. 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
Penalty (ice hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
minutes and thrice 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
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(31 in 13 games).
In the 1997–98 season, Odjick was traded to the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and played there until 1999–2000 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He left Philadelphia during the 2000–01 for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. His last NHL season was with Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 2001–02. He missed most of the 2003 season due to concussion from a puck hitting him in the back of the head during pre-season practice, and was subsequently suspended by the Canadiens for failure to report to the minors. He retired from professional hockey thereafter, his last known organized hockey coming in 2005, when he played on the Horse Lake Thunder
Horse Lake Thunder
Horse Lake Thunder is a defunct men's Senior ice hockey team that played in the North Peace Hockey League .-2004-05 season:Former NHL superstar Theoren Fleury played a season with the Horse Lake Thunder in 2004. The 2004 Horse Lake roster also included former NHL players Gino Odjick, Sasha Lakovic...
team featuring several hired ringers, including ex-NHLers Theo Fleury, Sasha Lakovic
Sasha Lakovic
Sasha "The Basha, Pitbull" Lakovic is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for 17 different professional teams during his career...
and Dody Wood
Dody Wood
Darin Michael "Dody" Wood is a retired ice hockey left winger drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 3rd round, 45th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He suited up for 106 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on December 7, 1997...
, which made it to the semi-finals of the 2005 Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
.
After retirement
In 2003, Odjick moved back to Vancouver and partnered with the Musqueam First Nation to manage the Musqueam Golf & Learning Academy As of 2011 Gino still resides in Vancouver.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 1988–89 QMJHL season The 1988–89 QMJHL season was the 20th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL first awards the end-of-season honours of the "Rookie All-star team" to first year players.... | Laval Titan Laval Titan The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:... | QMJHL | 50 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 278 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 129 | ||
| 1989–90 1989–90 QMJHL season The 1989–90 QMJHL season was the 21st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates five new awards for accomplishments during the season. Shell Canada sponsored two Shell Cup "Player of the Year" awards, one each for offensive and defensive players.... | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 51 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 280 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 110 | ||
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee Admirals Milwaukee Admirals The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:... | IHL | 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... | 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 New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... | NHL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... | Quebec Citadelles Quebec Citadelles The Quebec Citadelles were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the Colisée Pepsi... | AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 36 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 104 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | ||
| 12 years | Totals | NHL | 605 | 64 | 73 | 137 | 2567 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 142 | ||
See also
- Enforcer (hockey)Enforcer (hockey)Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...
- Fighting in hockey
- List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes