Patrick Johnston, Peter Leech

Gino

The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick

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Produktbeschreibung

When hard-hitting Vancouver Canucks player Gino Odjick emerged in the early 1990s, he quickly became one of the game's most feared enforcers and revered teammates, a sign of a new era for the team. Gino is a moving tribute to a beloved hockey legend.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greystone Books, Canada
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781778402708
• ISBN-10: 1778402704
• Artikelnr.: 72220603

Autorenporträt

Patrick Johnston is a sports journalist with the Province daily newspaper in Vancouver, BC. He specializes in hockey reporting and analysis. Peter Leech is a former professional hockey player and member of the T’it’q’et Community Village of the St’at’imc Tribal Nation who specializes in working with First Nations communities and organizations, public and private sector companies, individuals, teams, and young adults (i.e., youth) in all aspects of life. His athletic accomplishments include a stint with the East Coast and Central Hockey Leagues. He also won a gold medal in boxing at the North American Amateurs. Peter’s athletic talents extended to soccer, where he played semi-pro soccer and worked in developing professional athletes both on and off the playing field. Peter is also a very proud and loving husband and father of three.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dina Odjick
Introduction
1 “Which one is Saddam?”
2 “Get me a tough guy”
3 “The best time of our lives”
4 “Mike, you can call me stupid . . .”
5 “He taught us to stick together”
6 “I had so much fun and I never needed money”
7 “If anyone went into Pavel’s airspace . . .”
8 “The best thing you’ve ever seen”
9 “These kids feel like they’ve been forgotten”
10 “What’s wrong with Gino?”
11 “He paved the way. . . but there’s still a way to go”
Acknowledgements
Sources
Index