Jordin Tootoo

Jordin Tootoo
ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ
Tootoo with the New Jersey Devils in 2014
Born (1983-02-02) February 2, 1983 (age 41)
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Nashville Predators
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL draft 98th overall, 2001
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2003–2017
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Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo MSM (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ;[1] 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, Ukrainian and English descent, he is the first Inuk player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] Tootoo was widely regarded as one of the NHL's best agitators and was able to annoy, fight, and outplay other players to help his team win. At the end of the 2016–17 NHL season, Tootoo had accumulated 65 goals, 96 assists and 1010 PIMs in 723 career NHL games since entering the league in 2003.[3]

In addition to his on-ice skills, Tootoo is known for his charity and community outreach work, especially in northern communities.

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."[4]

  1. ^ "Government of Nunavut Hansard" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Murphy, Kirsten (June 6, 2003). "Number 22 is number one with Nunavummiut". Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
  3. ^ "Jordin Tootoo Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ @Jtootoo22 (October 19, 2018). "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. @NHLBlackhawks @PredsNHL @NJDevils @DetroitRedWings @bdnwheatkings" (Tweet) – via Twitter.