Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted June 23, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewbieCanuckFan Posted June 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Gino literally bled for the organization (in more ways than one it seems). I can't think of a better player to be put in the ring of honor before Gino. His number should up there in the rafters. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 It is a complete travesty that Gino isn’t in the ring of honour already. I think they should go further and build a statue of him outside of Rogers Arena. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Alot of these athletes are going to be suffering when they get older. Henri Richard had CTE and he wasn't even an enforcer or a physical player. It's going to get ugly I think. Gino 100% should be put in the ring of honour. I was there to see all those games at Pacific Coliseum with Gino and Pavel. It was the best time to be a Canucks fan. Too bad it didn't last very long. All that is left is the memories... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I guess Gino passing early with his mind intact was a blessing of sorts. Jerry Quarry was one of the best boxers of the Muhammad Ali days and he was reduced to nothing...shuffling his way to banquets honoring his career and having no idea why he was there or what he had done in his life. It's a shame Gino couldn't have been inducted into the Ring of Honor while he was around...as he should have been. Kind of like the two Pats...Pat Burns and Pat Quinn both inducted into the Hall of Fame a few years after they died. What was the wait for? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: It's a shame Gino couldn't have been inducted into the Ring of Honor while he was around...as he should have been. Kind of like the two Pats...Pat Burns and Pat Quinn both inducted into the Hall of Fame a few years after they died. What was the wait for? Iirc Quinn, as a member of the selection committee, asked not to be voted on, while he was on the board. Didn't want the 'conflict of interest' label. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Just now, Gurn said: Iirc Quinn, as a member of the selection committee, asked not to be voted on, while he was on the board. Didn't want the 'conflict of interest' label. Oh yeah I forgot he was on the committee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 It's so sad, really. Preventable. As someone who's taken a few good blows to the head and had concussions in the past, it's worrisome to connect these dots. Gino likely paid the ultimate price for his toughness...I cringe when guys are going toe to toe. I know we love the physicality aspect of it all (and cheer in the moment, I'm no different), but the lingering impact is no longer something to ignore. The enforcers in the league played an important role for sure (in eliminating cheap shot artists), but it's not without a price. Here's a bit more insight.... https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/cte-likely-ex-canucks-gino-odjicks-deterioration 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Just going to leave this here ... RIP Gino! You are missed! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuck73_3 Posted June 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 6:07 PM, Dr. Crossbar said: Just going to leave this here ... RIP Gino! You are missed! I was at that game, it was electric. My dad and I went to a game vs Chicago in 95, I asked for a puck and my dad said I could get one if Gino scored. The Canucks lost 4-1 and Gino had the only goal. I still have that puck, guy was a hero. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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