Gino Odjick, Canucks fan favourite, dead at 52

Former Vancouver Canucks enforcer and fan favourite Gino Odjick has died at the age of 52.

The death was confirmed by the team and his sister Dina on Sunday.

"Our hearts are broken. My brother Gino Odjick has left us for the spirit world," she wrote on Facebook.

Odjick played from 1990-2002 in the NHL, including eight years in Vancouver and two in Montreal.

He also played for the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, recording 64 goals, 73 assists and 2,567 penalty minutes in 605 regular season games.

Odjick played 44 playoff games with Vancouver and Montreal, scoring four goals and an assist and often elicited the chant of "Gino, Gino" from fans who he endeared with his fierce style of play.

Rest in peace