Man, that’s sad news. He embodied the heart and soul of this team for many years. Stood up for Pavel, single-handedly took on the entire St. Louis Blues, and was an integral part of the ‘94 run. He was also a trailblazer and hero for Indigenous kids who looked up to him… frankly, as did we all… as evidenced when he was hospitalized, and a crowd instantly emerged out of nowhere singing Gino! Gino! — a very familiar chant back in the 90s in The Coliseum.
Let’s all raise a glass to #29 tonight — he meant a lot to this team and we will never forget him.
RIP Gino — your health took a bad turn a few years ago, and it’s been tough. Now you get your well-deserved eternal rest.
thelifeisthedream
Kids now days will never know what he and all the other enforcers meant. There’s a reason we chanted his name. Thank you and may ur God’s bless u.
Xanyol
He was a beaut.
Spilled1
RIP Gino, absolutely one of a kind!
Meant so much to this city and exemplified exactly what Smyl was talking about at the presser last year. True heart of a Canuck.
Also how excited the guy at the bottom of the very first shot is gets me every time.
starmonkey33
One of the best Canucks, he was what we used to be about.
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Rest in power Gino!
Man, that’s sad news. He embodied the heart and soul of this team for many years. Stood up for Pavel, single-handedly took on the entire St. Louis Blues, and was an integral part of the ‘94 run. He was also a trailblazer and hero for Indigenous kids who looked up to him… frankly, as did we all… as evidenced when he was hospitalized, and a crowd instantly emerged out of nowhere singing Gino! Gino! — a very familiar chant back in the 90s in The Coliseum.
Let’s all raise a glass to #29 tonight — he meant a lot to this team and we will never forget him.
RIP Gino — your health took a bad turn a few years ago, and it’s been tough. Now you get your well-deserved eternal rest.
Kids now days will never know what he and all the other enforcers meant. There’s a reason we chanted his name. Thank you and may ur God’s bless u.
He was a beaut.
RIP Gino, absolutely one of a kind!
Meant so much to this city and exemplified exactly what Smyl was talking about at the presser last year. True heart of a Canuck.
Also how excited the guy at the bottom of the very first shot is gets me every time.
One of the best Canucks, he was what we used to be about.
Loudest pacific coliseum ever got