"Cannot believe we had a girl!!" On March 17, 2007, Tootoo punched On December 6, 2011, the NHL suspended Tootoo again, this time for two games, as a result of a charging incident against Jordin Tootoo's older brother Terence played for the On December 27, 2010, Tootoo voluntarily entered the NHL/In 2015 the New Jersey Devils nominated Tootoo for the 2015 Tootoo has previously played for the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings. On October 19, 2018, he officially announced his retirement on Twitter, saying "After 220 regular-season games with the Wheat Kings and 723 games in the NHL I have decided to retire from the NHL to focus on giving back to the Indigenous community. At age 13, he left home for the first time to play hockey and go to school in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. He would wear number 22 during his NHL career, as well. He scored 10 goals, had 5 assists, and sat for 72 PIM ranking 55th most penalty points in the NHL. Tootoo attended Leo Ussak Elementary School in Rankin Inlet. Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo MSM (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks.Of Inuit and Ukrainian descent, he is both the first Inuk player and the first player to grow up in Nunavut to participate in an NHL game. As a free agent on July 5, 2016, Tootoo left the Devils to sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.On October 19, 2018, Tootoo retired from hockey after playing 723 NHL games. In 2012, Tootoo joined the Detroit Red Wings for two seasons. The NHL player made the announcement on his Instagram account yesterday.

We will forever be grateful and humbled. He signed a three-year, $5.7 million contract with the On June 18, 2014, the Red Wings placed Tootoo on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a Tootoo attended the training camp for the New Jersey Devils on a tryout basis and signed a one-year contract with the team on October 7, 2014. To all my teammates over the yrs, thank you.

Jordin played with the newly formed Under-20 Canadian Team Indigenous at the Universal Players Hockey Tournament in 1999 in Finland.

in another culture, where he experienced Tootoo announced his retirement from the NHL on 19 October 2018 in Jordin is part of a large, close-knit family consisting of Tootoos and Hickes on his father’s side.

The brothers played on the same line and lived in In his first year with the Wheat Kings, Tootoo scored only 6 goals in 45 games but accumulated 217 penalty minutes. His goal is to help a wide range of charitable causes including nonprofits addressing suicide awareness and prevention, as well as those supporting youth at risk. Jordin Tootoo and his wife Jennifer Tootoo are celebrating the birth of their daughter.

He also played for the New Jersey Devils from 2014 to 2016 and completed his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2016-17. Jordin’s family lived in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut when he was born on 2 February 1983.

The struggles shaped the man he became, and set the course for his life after hockey. Already on Hockey Canada’s radar since his minor hockey days in While playing for the Wheat Kings, Jordin wore the number “22”, a play of words on his last name.

Learn about Jordin Tootoo: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more. In addition to his on-ice skills, Tootoo is known for his charity and community outreach work, especially in northern communities. In 2011 Jordin established the Team Tootoo Fund in order to give back. Over his 486 games with the Predators, Tootoo recorded 46 goals and 79 assists for a combined total of 125 points during his eight years (Tootoo was designated an unrestricted free agent after the 2011–12 season.

He was small by NHL standards during his playing days, standing 5 ft. 9 inches (175 cm) and weighing approximately 199 pounds (90 kg).

Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map.Jordin John Kudluk (Thunder) Tootoo, hockey player (born 2 February, 1983 in From an early age, Jordin spent time on the land with his family Jordin Tootoo spent most of his minor hockey years playing non-organized games with the kids of The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League signed Jordin for the 1998-99 season. a small, remote northern community with a high degree of dysfunction including alcoholism and violence, which he experienced in his immediate family. At age 13, in order to achieve his dream of playing competitive hockey, he had to leave home and live Your message has been sent. His mother, Rose Tootoo, had to go to the Churchillhospital for the birth as was normal practice at the time. Nashville will always have a piece of our hearts.” Also in 1999, he was selected to play for Team West at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Tootoo overcame seemingly unbeatable odds. He did not play organized, competitive hockey until his teens.


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Jordin Tootoo is the first player of Inuk descent to suit up in the NHL.

To the fans, it was a honor to play in front of you for 8yrs. They’re why he wrote his best-selling memoir, All The Way: My Life On Ice, and founded Team Tootoo to …