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 Gino
Odjick
6'3 215lb
New York
Islanders
The
Damage:
Has twice reached the very respectable 370-minute mark while with
Vancouver. Missed most of the first half of this season, but has
managed to collect 133 minutes in 23 games. If he maintained this
pace and played the whole season, he'd KO "The Hammer" and finish
with 474 PIM, a new NHL record. Has averaged almost 6 minutes a
game this season — which constitutes roughly half of his playing
time in any given game.
Sign
of Greatness:
Actually saw some playing time on the first line in Vancouver with
Messier and Bure. PIM numbers didn't suffer either — 552 over his
last 105 games as a Canuck. This spoke volumes of Vancouver's depth
on the left side.
Telling
Fact:
Tallied 39 PIM in a game against Montreal earlier this year.
A
Little Quiet Time:
Over 9 NHL seasons, Gino has racked up 2291 minutes, a solid 255
minutes a year and just shy of a major a game.
Banner
year:
1996/97, when Gino sat for 371 minutes and minimized offensive output
to 13 points in 70 games.
Bang
for the buck:
$ per minor - $6,464
$ per scrap - $16,160
Goon-O-Meter
Rating: 90%
Arguably the most prolific indigenous fighter of all time and definitely
the king of stupid penalties, Odjick is every referee's scapegoat.
If an opponent trips over his own laces, and Gino's within 5 feet,
he'll invariably get whistled down. The Islanders needed a guy to
help them work on their penalty killing when Mick Vukota left town.
With the Maniwaki native around, the Isles spend plenty of time
shorthanded. No one in the history of the league gets baited into
penalties as easily as Odjick, yet he usually settles the score
with his fists on the next shift. A first-rounder in any goon pool,
he's a true heavyweight and a gimme on the all-ugly team.
Tie
Domi : Gino Odjick : Rob
Ray : Bob Probert : Marty
McSorley
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