\u0022He was a unique player that everyone loved. But first and foremost, he was a true friend. My real friend.\u0027 — Pavel Bure on Odjick.
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Vancouver Canuck super star-Pavel Bure works out at GM Place as he takes time out to sit on boards left in pix fellow Canuck Gino Odjick. He is ahead of schedule. Ralph Bower/Vancouver Sun.“Gino was selfless, always ready to help on the ice,” Bure added in his Sport Express interview. “He did not spare himself for the sake of his teammates, helped them, protected the guys from his team. He was a tough guy — it’s a very hard hockey job.
For Bure, the foundation for his Calder Trophy season in 1992 included building relationships and a comfort factor away from the rink. And whether it was Odjick’s instant connection with Bure as a confidant and protector, or a natural curiosity about new stops on his hockey journey, Bure lapped it all up.Article content
“He liked the big city and the big stage — that’s what great players do — but there was no ego. He was more on the shy side and would always stop and sign autographs. There were times where we had to get in-between because it could have got out of hand.Nobody did that better than Odjick, who was the same age as Bure and his biggest backer.Article content
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