#22 Jordin Tootoo /forward

AGE: 19    HT: 5'8.5"    WT: 185    SHOT: right    BORN: February 2, 1983   HOMETOWN: Rankin Inlet, NU

2002-03 team: Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft Nashville Predators 2001 (4, 98)

 

International background: Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002 … Won a gold medal and was the team captain with Canada's National Under 18 Team at 2000 Four Nations Under 18 Tournament in Slovakia ... Played for Team Western at 2000 World Under 17 Challenge in Timmins, ON … First native of Nunavut to take part in the CHA's Program of Excellence

 

Hockey background: In his fourth season with the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings … An assistant captain with Brandon in 2002-2003 … Member of WHL East All-Star Team vs. QMJHL Lebel Conference All-Star Team at the 2002 Hershey Cup game (5-2 W) in Hull, QC ... Brandon’s top scorer and voted Hardest Working Player in 2001-2002 … Has won three consecutive Most Popular Player awards with Brandon from 1999-2002 … Brandon's 3rd round selection, 43rd overall in the 1998 WHL Bantam Draft ... Started playing minor hockey in Rankin Inlet, NV and played one season in Spruce Grove, AB ... Played the 1998-99 season with the MJHL's OCN Blizzard ... Voted Most Popular Player, Scholastic Player-of-the-Year and Rookieof- the-Year with OCN in 1998-99

Profile: Destined to become an instant fan-favourite with his gritty work ethic and bone-jarring hits. The Brandon Wheat King winger enters the tournament as the WHL's third leading scorer.

Personal: Nickname: Toots ... Son of Barney and Rose … Has one sister, Corinne … His brother Terence passed away in August 2002 ... Was the 2002 recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Youth … Chose number 22 to match his last name … Favorite NHL Player: Wendel Clark … Favorite sports other than hockey: Hunting, fishing … Owns a business "Team Tootoo" which produces caribou jerky, and selected apparel … Runs an annual hockey school in Churchill, MB