Posted on October 9, 2018
Jordin Tootoo
In Canadian Sport History
On October 9, 2003, Jordin Tootoo made history becoming the first Inuk player in the NHL. Raised in Rankin, Nunavut, Tootoo quickly became a role model for youth in Nunavut. After his brother’s suicide, Tootoo started the Team Tootoo Fund in 2011 to support suicide awareness and prevention in Canadian youth.