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Gino

Gino | Person | Vancouverites love their unlikely heroes, and former Canuck Gino Odjick is no exception. With 2,567 penalty minutes in 605 games, Gino, “the Algonquin Enforcer”, even played on the same line as his best bud, Pavel Bure. As well as fighting for native rights, Odjick has also fought a very public mental health battle.

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One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."