Post by Okwes on Mar 22, 2007 14:30:32 GMT -5
A compilation of the first inuit in the NHL.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QPW-GiuPg
IN DEPTH: ABORIGINAL CANADIANS
Profile: Who is Jordin Tootoo?
CBC News Online
[1]
Jordin Tootoo (CP Photo) Jordin Tootoo is the first Inuk athlete to
make it to world-class professional hockey. On October 9, 2003, he
played his first shift for the Nashville Predators of the National
Hockey League.
Tootoo is Rankin Inlet's biggest sports star ever and a role model for
Inuit young people; a mural of him hangs in the local youth centre. The
Nunavut territorial government features Tootoo and four local teenagers
on an inspirational poster encouraging young people to stay in school
and set goals.
Jordin Tootoo was not the only family member with professional hockey
aspirations: Jordin's older brother Terence played in 2002 for the minor
hockey team in Roanoke, Va. Terence was found dead near Brandon, Man.,
in August 2002. The 22-year-old had committed suicide with a shotgun not
long after being charged with impaired driving.
[1]
Nashville Predators right winger Jordin Tootoo (55) races Anaheim Mighty
Ducks defenceman Todd Simpson (2) to the puck in the first period, Oct.
9, 2003, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Tootoo dedicated
the 2003-2004 season to his brother, and played the year with his late
brother's name stencilled on his hockey sticks. He played 70 games in
his rookie year. He scored four goals and added four assists. He logged
137 minutes in the penalty box.
The 2004-05 season was cancelled due to the lockout by NHL management.
Tootoo appeared in one game for Nashville at the beginning of the
2005-06 season before he was sent down to Milwaukee of the American
Hockey League.
Here's a timeline of Tootoo's path to the NHL:
* Born Feb 2, 1983, in Churchill, Man.
* Grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (formerly N.W.T.)
* Played for OCN Blizzard (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) team in Manitoba
junior league (1998-99)
* Played for Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League, 1999-2002)
* Nashville's 6th pick in 2001 NHL entry draft (98th overall)
HIS FIGHTS: www.hockeyfights.com/players/421/fightcard/reg2007
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QPW-GiuPg
IN DEPTH: ABORIGINAL CANADIANS
Profile: Who is Jordin Tootoo?
CBC News Online
[1]
Jordin Tootoo (CP Photo) Jordin Tootoo is the first Inuk athlete to
make it to world-class professional hockey. On October 9, 2003, he
played his first shift for the Nashville Predators of the National
Hockey League.
Tootoo is Rankin Inlet's biggest sports star ever and a role model for
Inuit young people; a mural of him hangs in the local youth centre. The
Nunavut territorial government features Tootoo and four local teenagers
on an inspirational poster encouraging young people to stay in school
and set goals.
Jordin Tootoo was not the only family member with professional hockey
aspirations: Jordin's older brother Terence played in 2002 for the minor
hockey team in Roanoke, Va. Terence was found dead near Brandon, Man.,
in August 2002. The 22-year-old had committed suicide with a shotgun not
long after being charged with impaired driving.
[1]
Nashville Predators right winger Jordin Tootoo (55) races Anaheim Mighty
Ducks defenceman Todd Simpson (2) to the puck in the first period, Oct.
9, 2003, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Tootoo dedicated
the 2003-2004 season to his brother, and played the year with his late
brother's name stencilled on his hockey sticks. He played 70 games in
his rookie year. He scored four goals and added four assists. He logged
137 minutes in the penalty box.
The 2004-05 season was cancelled due to the lockout by NHL management.
Tootoo appeared in one game for Nashville at the beginning of the
2005-06 season before he was sent down to Milwaukee of the American
Hockey League.
Here's a timeline of Tootoo's path to the NHL:
* Born Feb 2, 1983, in Churchill, Man.
* Grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (formerly N.W.T.)
* Played for OCN Blizzard (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) team in Manitoba
junior league (1998-99)
* Played for Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League, 1999-2002)
* Nashville's 6th pick in 2001 NHL entry draft (98th overall)
HIS FIGHTS: www.hockeyfights.com/players/421/fightcard/reg2007