Jordin Tootoo

JORDIN TOOTOO is the first Inuk hockey player to play in the NHL. Jordin captured the attention of the NHL as a tough, talented right-winger in his junior hockey days in Manitoba. In 2003, he received national attention when he played for Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship. After playing 13 seasons in the NHL, he retired in 2018. He is known for speaking to youth and maintaining his Inuit culture. STEPHEN BRUNT is an award-winning writer and broadcaster for Sportsnet, and the...See more

JORDIN TOOTOO is the first Inuk hockey player to play in the NHL. Jordin captured the attention of the NHL as a tough, talented right-winger in his junior hockey days in Manitoba. In 2003, he received national attention when he played for Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship. After playing 13 seasons in the NHL, he retired in 2018. He is known for speaking to youth and maintaining his Inuit culture. STEPHEN BRUNT is an award-winning writer and broadcaster for Sportsnet, and the co-host of The FAN 590's Writers Bloc with Jeff Blair and Richard Deitsch. He is the author of the #1 national bestselling Searching for Bobby Orr and All the Way , with Jordin Tootoo. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, and in Winterhouse Brook, Newfoundland. Online: https: //twitter.com/jtootoo22 http: //... See less