Officials from the City of Laval were joined by family members and friends of one of the greatest hockey coaches ever to emerge from Chomedey for a ceremony on Dec. 6 marking the official renaming of the Chomedey Arena in honour of former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Pierre Creamer.
Doug Cuthand: Gino Odjick was a team player on the ice, for his people leaderpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leaderpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Odjick made his NHL debut the following season, recording eight points and 296 penalty minutes in 45 games. spent eight seasons with the Canucks and was widely known to be the team’s tough guy; he stood up for everyone.