One of the most popular players to ever suit up for the Vancouver Canucks has died.
Odjick was diagnosed with AL amyloidosis, a rare terminal illness that causes a gelatin-like protein to be deposited in the heart muscle, affecting the organ's ability to expand and contract.
Odjick also attended a ceremony that added former Canucks head coach and general manager Pat Quinn to the club's Ring of Honour in April. He said in his letter to fans he learned of his diagnosis a few days later. Experts say the heart condition Odjick suffered from is extremely rare, has no known cause and is almost always fatal.
"He really had a heart for the First Nations community. But unfortunately, he didn't make it to our community. All of a sudden we didn't hear from him." "When someone like that, a professional hockey player, comes into our community, I think it really hits home to the kids," she said. "Not only are they interested in being motivated into being a pro hockey player but in Gino talking about his experiences in getting through the challenges of becoming a professional hockey player and the challenges he knows that our First Nation faces.
Several kids walked up to Odjick and guided him back to where they were waiting for their flight, Cahoose said.
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