Jordin Tootoo was still just a kid from the block when he made the NHL, says his dad

By Darrell Greer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Kivalliq News Some people go through changes or are treated differently by people around them when they, or someone in their immediate family, hits the big time, but that wasn’t the case for Barney Tootoo of Rankin Inlet when his son, Jordin, made it to the NHL with the Nashville Predators on Oct. 9, 2003, in Nashville against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. When Jordin jumped onto the ice that night, he became the first Inuk to play in the NHL. Jordin played for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Western Hockey League from 1999 to 2003. He was drafted by the Predators 98th overall in 2001. During his 13-year NHL career, Jordin suited up for Nashville, the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey…

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