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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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| image = JordinTootoo.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 194
| team = [[Nashville Predators]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| nationality = Canada
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|2|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Churchill, Manitoba|Churchill]], [[Manitoba|MB]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| career_start = 2003
| draft = 98th overall
| draft_year = 2001
| draft_team = [[Nashville Predators]]
| nickname = The TooToo Train<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut030207/news/iqaluit/30207_02.html Heads are turning] from the [[Nunatsiaq News]]</ref>
}}
'''Jordin Kudluk Tootoo''' ([[Inuktitut syllabics]]: '''ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ'''; born [[February 2]], [[1983]] in [[Churchill, Manitoba|Churchill]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]) is a professional [[ice hockey]] player. His middle name ''Kudluk'' (''kalluk'' in standard Roman spelling) means "thunder".<ref name=livingdict>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingdictionary.com/search/viewResults.jsp?resultsId=1195326458983ri |title=kalluk|work=Asuilaak Living Dictionary|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref>

His mother, Rose Tootoo, is of [[Ukrainian Canadian]] descent, while his father, Barney, is [[Inuit]] from [[Nunavut]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/health/article-printpage.html?res=9E00E7DC1338F936A25752C1A9659C8B63 The New York TImes - HOCKEY; It's a Long Way Down to Nashville]</ref> He is also the nephew of [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker]] [[George Hickes (politician)|George Hickes]] and cousin to [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|Nunavut MLA]] [[Hunter Tootoo]].

Although born in Manitoba, Tootoo grew up in [[Rankin Inlet, Nunavut|Rankin Inlet]],<ref name="NAAA">[http://www.naaf.ca/html/j_tootoo_e.html National Aboriginal Achivement Awards]</ref> where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father, Barney.<ref name="nathoc">[http://www.nativehockey.com/news/nov2003.html nativehockey.com]</ref> Growing up in Rankin Inlet also allowed Tootoo to learn the traditional Inuit lifestyle that includes hunting and camping.<ref name="nn" />

As the first Inuk<ref name="nn">[http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/30606/news/nunavut/30606_04.html Number 22 is number one with Nunavummiut] from the Nunatsiaq News</ref> to play in the [[National Hockey League]] he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.<ref>[http://www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/English/news/2003/oct/oct7a.shtml Poster Takes Jordin Tootoo Inspiration Beyond Hockey]</ref>

==Playing career==
{{Unreferenced|date=April 2007}}
Jordin Tootoo played for the [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] from 1999 to 2003 and was selected 98th overall in the [[2001 NHL Entry Draft]] as the 6th choice of the [[Nashville Predators]].

He became the first player of Inuit descent to play in a regular season NHL game when he suited up against the [[Anaheim Ducks]] on opening night [[October 9]], [[2003]]. He was also the first person of Inuit descent to be drafted by an NHL team. Jordin wears the number '22' as a play on words of his name.<ref name="nn"/>

He got his first NHL point with an assist on a [[Dan Hamhuis]] goal against the [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues]] on [[October 16]], 2003 and scored his first NHL goal against the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] on [[October 23]], 2003. Tootoo also has gotten two "[[Gordie Howe hat trick]]s" on [[January 10]], 2004, and December 8, 2007 when he notched a goal, an assist, and a fighting major in each game.

He spent the 2005-06 season between the Nashville Predators and the Predators' minor league affiliate, the [[Milwaukee Admirals]], where he played during the [[2004-05 NHL lockout]]. On July 21, 2006 he was re-signed by the Predators to a two-year contract.

On [[March 19]], [[2007]], the NHL suspended Tootoo for five games. Tootoo punched defenseman [[Stephane Robidas]] of the [[Dallas Stars]] with his glove on during the Stars game against Nashville on [[March 17]]. Robidas suffered a [[concussion]] and was rendered unconscious. The NHL issued a five game suspension without pay, and accusations of "dirty" play have been leveled at Tootoo. These accusations were resurrected after an incident on [[October 11]], 2007, in which Tootoo delivered a head shot to [[Daniel Winnik]] of the [[Phoenix Coyotes]].<ref name = "Winnik">{{cite web | url = http://www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/?ID=220443 | title =Head-hunter pays the price | publisher = TSN | accessdate = 2007-10-12}}</ref>

==Awards==
*Rookie of the Year, Most Popular Player, and Scholastic Player of the Year honors with the [[OCN Blizzard]] in 1998-99.
*Nominated as Manitoba's Sportsman of the Year for 2000.
*WHL Player of the Month for December, 2001.
*WHL Player of the Week for the week of December 23-30, 2001.
*Played in the 2001 [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]]/NHL [[CHL Top Prospects Game|Top Prospects Game]].
*Hardest shot in the 2001 Top Prospects Skills Evaluation (96.1 mph).
*WHL Player of the Week for the week of November 11-17, 2002.
*[[National Aboriginal Achievement Awards]], 2002 Youth Award.<ref name="NAAA" />

==Career statistics==
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" ID="Table3"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
|1999-00
|[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
|[[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
|45
|6
|10
|16
|214
|--
|--
|--
|--
|--
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2000-01
|Brandon Wheat Kings
|WHL
|60
|20
|28
|48
|172
|6
|2
|4
|6
|18
|- ALIGN="center"
|2001-02
|Brandon Wheat Kings
|WHL
|64
|32
|39
|71
|272
|16
|4
|3
|7
|58
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2002-03
|Brandon Wheat Kings
|WHL
|51
|35
|39
|74
|216
|17
|6
|3
|9
|49
|- ALIGN="center"
|2003-04
|[[Nashville Predators]]
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|70
|4
|4
|8
|137
|5
|0
|0
|0
|4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2004-05
|[[Milwaukee Admirals]]
|[[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|59
|10
|12
|22
|266
|6
|0
|0
|0
|41
|- ALIGN="center"
|2005-06
|Nashville Predators
|NHL
|34
|4
|6
|10
|55
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|2005-06
|Milwaukee Admirals
|AHL
|41
|13
|14
|27
|133
|15
|9
|2
|11
|35
|- ALIGN="center"
|2006-07
|Nashville Predators
|NHL
|65
|3
|6
|9
|116
|4
|0
|1
|1
|21
|- ALIGN="center"
|2007-08
|Nashville Predators
|NHL
|18
|4
|2
|6
|28
|
|
|
|
|
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHL totals
! 220
! 93
! 116
! 209
! 874
! 39
! 12
! 10
! 22
! 125
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 187
! 15
! 18
! 33
! 386
! 12
! 0
! 1
! 1
! 25
|}

''Points updated as of [[17 November]], [[2007]].''

==International play==
*Member of Team West in the under-17 2000 [[World U-17 hockey challenge|World Hockey Challenge]].
*Was the captain of Canada's under-18 team at the 2000 Four Nations tournament, winning a gold medal.
*Helped [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Team Canada]] win silver at the 2003 [[IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship]].

'''International Statistics'''

{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|----- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" | Year
! ALIGN="center" | Team
! ALIGN="center" | Event
! ALIGN="center" | GP
! ALIGN="center" | G
! ALIGN="center" | A
! ALIGN="center" | Pts
! ALIGN="center" | PIM
|----- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2000
| ALIGN="center" | [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Team Canada]]
| ALIGN="center" | Four Nat || ALIGN="center" | 3
| ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 0 || ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 10
|----- ALIGN="center"
| ALIGN="center" | 2003 || ALIGN="center" | Team Canada
| ALIGN="center" | [[IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship|WJC]]
| ALIGN="center" | 6 || ALIGN="center" | 2
| ALIGN="center" | 1
| ALIGN="center" | 3 || ALIGN="center" | 4
|}

==Personal life==
Jordin's older brother, Terence Tootoo, was also a hockey player. Terence played for the [[Roanoke Express]] of the [[ECHL]] in the 2001-02 season, after a successful [[Junior ice hockey|junior career]] with the OCN Blizzard, and was named the Express' Rookie of the Year. In August 2002, Terence committed suicide at the age of 22, in the wake of an arrest for drunk driving.

Jordin dated country music star [[Kellie Pickler]] briefly in 2007.

==External links==
*[http://predators.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8469547&service=page Jordin Tootoo at the Nashville Predators]
*{{hockeydb|50703}}
*[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2003-07-22-tootoo-cover_x.htm Jordin Tootoo at USA Today]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Brandon Wheat Kings alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers]]
[[Category:Canadian Inuit people]]
[[Category:Canadians of Ukrainian descent]]
[[Category:Enforcers]]
[[Category:People from Kivalliq Region]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ice hockey personnel from Manitoba]]
[[Category:Milwaukee Admirals players]]
[[Category:Nashville Predators draft picks]]
[[Category:Nashville Predators players]]
[[Category:Nunavut sportspeople]]

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Revision as of 21:32, 16 December 2007

Jordin Tootoo
Born (1983-02-02) February 2, 1983 (age 41)
Churchill, MB, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team Nashville Predators
NHL draft 98th overall, 2001
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2003–present

Jordin Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. His middle name Kudluk (kalluk in standard Roman spelling) means "thunder".[2]

His mother, Rose Tootoo, is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, while his father, Barney, is Inuit from Nunavut.[3] He is also the nephew of Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker George Hickes and cousin to Nunavut MLA Hunter Tootoo.

Although born in Manitoba, Tootoo grew up in Rankin Inlet,[4] where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father, Barney.[5] Growing up in Rankin Inlet also allowed Tootoo to learn the traditional Inuit lifestyle that includes hunting and camping.[6]

As the first Inuk[6] to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.[7]

Playing career

Jordin Tootoo played for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League from 1999 to 2003 and was selected 98th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft as the 6th choice of the Nashville Predators.

He became the first player of Inuit descent to play in a regular season NHL game when he suited up against the Anaheim Ducks on opening night October 9, 2003. He was also the first person of Inuit descent to be drafted by an NHL team. Jordin wears the number '22' as a play on words of his name.[6]

He got his first NHL point with an assist on a Dan Hamhuis goal against the St. Louis Blues on October 16, 2003 and scored his first NHL goal against the Atlanta Thrashers on October 23, 2003. Tootoo also has gotten two "Gordie Howe hat tricks" on January 10, 2004, and December 8, 2007 when he notched a goal, an assist, and a fighting major in each game.

He spent the 2005-06 season between the Nashville Predators and the Predators' minor league affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, where he played during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. On July 21, 2006 he was re-signed by the Predators to a two-year contract.

On March 19, 2007, the NHL suspended Tootoo for five games. Tootoo punched defenseman Stephane Robidas of the Dallas Stars with his glove on during the Stars game against Nashville on March 17. Robidas suffered a concussion and was rendered unconscious. The NHL issued a five game suspension without pay, and accusations of "dirty" play have been leveled at Tootoo. These accusations were resurrected after an incident on October 11, 2007, in which Tootoo delivered a head shot to Daniel Winnik of the Phoenix Coyotes.[8]

Awards

  • Rookie of the Year, Most Popular Player, and Scholastic Player of the Year honors with the OCN Blizzard in 1998-99.
  • Nominated as Manitoba's Sportsman of the Year for 2000.
  • WHL Player of the Month for December, 2001.
  • WHL Player of the Week for the week of December 23-30, 2001.
  • Played in the 2001 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.
  • Hardest shot in the 2001 Top Prospects Skills Evaluation (96.1 mph).
  • WHL Player of the Week for the week of November 11-17, 2002.
  • National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, 2002 Youth Award.[4]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999-00 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 45 6 10 16 214
2000-01 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 60 20 28 48 172 6 2 4 6 18
2001-02 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 64 32 39 71 272 16 4 3 7 58
2002-03 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 51 35 39 74 216 17 6 3 9 49
2003-04 Nashville Predators NHL 70 4 4 8 137 5 0 0 0 4
2004-05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 59 10 12 22 266 6 0 0 0 41
2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 34 4 6 10 55 3 0 0 0 0
2005-06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 41 13 14 27 133 15 9 2 11 35
2006-07 Nashville Predators NHL 65 3 6 9 116 4 0 1 1 21
2007-08 Nashville Predators NHL 18 4 2 6 28
WHL totals 220 93 116 209 874 39 12 10 22 125
NHL totals 187 15 18 33 386 12 0 1 1 25

Points updated as of 17 November, 2007.

International play

International Statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Team Canada Four Nat 3 2 0 2 10
2003 Team Canada WJC 6 2 1 3 4

Personal life

Jordin's older brother, Terence Tootoo, was also a hockey player. Terence played for the Roanoke Express of the ECHL in the 2001-02 season, after a successful junior career with the OCN Blizzard, and was named the Express' Rookie of the Year. In August 2002, Terence committed suicide at the age of 22, in the wake of an arrest for drunk driving.

Jordin dated country music star Kellie Pickler briefly in 2007.

References

  1. ^ Heads are turning from the Nunatsiaq News
  2. ^ "kalluk". Asuilaak Living Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. ^ The New York TImes - HOCKEY; It's a Long Way Down to Nashville
  4. ^ a b National Aboriginal Achivement Awards
  5. ^ nativehockey.com
  6. ^ a b c Number 22 is number one with Nunavummiut from the Nunatsiaq News
  7. ^ Poster Takes Jordin Tootoo Inspiration Beyond Hockey
  8. ^ "Head-hunter pays the price". TSN. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
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