east National Hockey League Player Gino Odjic died of a heart attack on Sunday at a Vancouver hospital where he was on his way to get leg bandages.
He was 52 years old.
In 2014, Odjic was diagnosis of an illness Which attacks the organs and the heart, which is called amyloidosis.
As of Monday morning, three of the four teams Odjic played for in the NHL had expressed condolences.
new york islanders “The New York Islanders are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former family member Gino Odjick. The team extends our condolences to the Odjick family and friends,” it wrote on Twitter.
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Odjic spent 12 years in the NHL, vancouver canucksIslanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, between 1990 and 2002.
Gino Odjic #29 of the Vancouver Canucks skates on the ice during an NHL game circa 1995 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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In the history of the Canucks organization, Odjic holds the record for minutes spent in the penalty box with 2,127 minutes.
During the 1996–97 campaign, Ojic led the league in penalty minutes with 371.
Leftwinger Gino Odjic of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the St. Louis Blues at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The game was a tie, 2–2.
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Canucks president and governor Francisco Aquilini said in a statement: “Gino was a fan-favorite from the moment he joined the organization, putting his heart and soul into every shift on and off the ice. He inspired people and embodied what it meant to be Cain. Personally, he was a close friend and confidant, someone I could lean on for advice and support. He will be greatly missed.”