Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᔮᓐ ᑲᑦᓗᒃ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 age 30) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). His middle name Kudluk means "thunder". His mother, Rose Tootoo, is of Ukrainian descent, while his father, Barney, is an Inuk from Nunavut. He is also the nephew of Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker George Hickes and cousin to Nunavut MLA Hunter Tootoo. As the first half-Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.
Attributes | Values |
---|
rdfs:label
| - Jordin Tootoo
- Jordin Tootoo
|
rdfs:comment
| - Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᔮᓐ ᑲᑦᓗᒃ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 age 30) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). His middle name Kudluk means "thunder". His mother, Rose Tootoo, is of Ukrainian descent, while his father, Barney, is an Inuk from Nunavut. He is also the nephew of Manitoba Legislative Assembly Speaker George Hickes and cousin to Nunavut MLA Hunter Tootoo. As the first half-Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.
|
sameAs
| |
dcterms:subject
| |
dbkwik:icehockey/p...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
abstract
| - Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᔮᓐ ᑲᑦᓗᒃ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 age 30) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). His middle name Kudluk means "thunder". His mother, Rose Tootoo, is of Ukrainian descent, while his father, Barney, is an Inuk from Nunavut. 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, where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father, Barney. Growing up in Rankin Inlet also allowed Tootoo to learn the traditional Inuit lifestyle that includes hunting and camping. As the first half-Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.
|
is Name
of | |
is PIMLeader
of | |