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  Jordin Tootoo : USAToday.com - Jordin Tootoo Biography from USAToday.com
Jordin Tootoo has completed serving his five-game suspension for his punch on Stars' defenseman Stephane Robidas and will return to the Predators' lineup on Saturday night against none other than Dallas.
Tootoo is adored by the Nashville fans and by his teammates for his hard tenacious efforts on the ice, as he has grown into one of the NHL's most effective super pests.
Jordin Tootoo is facing a suspension for his punch on Stephane Robidas of Dallas on Saturday.
fantasyhockey.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=1556   (469 words)

  
  ESPNMAG.com - Brother's Keeper
Jordin Tootoo quickly and silently squares to the animal and lifts his shotgun.
Jordin's father, Barney Tootoo, was born in a shack on the Arctic Circle to a carpenter and a cleaning lady, raised on the land and trained as a hard-rock miner.
He was irresistible: Jordin Tootoo, born (wouldn't you know it) on 2/2, wearing No. 22; the rough-and-tumble Brandon Wheat King from a place that can't produce a blade of grass.
espn.go.com /magazine/vol6no04tootoo.html   (2269 words)

  
 Jordin Tootoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jordin Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player.
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.
Jordin's older brother, Terence, was also a hockey player.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jordin_Tootoo   (459 words)

  
 Jordin Tootoo News
Jordin Tootoo is one of the Nashville Predators' unsung players, leading the team in penalty minutes and ranking second in hits.
Jordin Tootoo's first goal of the season snapped a tie early in the third period, helping the Nashville Predators win their fourth straight game with a 5-4 victory over the St.
Forward Jordin Tootoo is still known more for hitting other people with his body than hitting the net with the puck.
www.topix.net /hockey-players/jordin-tootoo   (647 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Skating across cultural gap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Several of Jordin's friends refer to his parents as "mom and dad." This is a tight family, and the bond extends to friends in the community.
Jordin greets each boy warmly, and their dad tells them to go upstairs to look at Jordin's awards and jerseys, which have been placed in one room like a museum.
Tootoo misses Rankin Inlet when he is away playing, but he has survived homesickness by "just not thinking about it." When he is "down south" in Manitoba, his mother sends him beluga whale, arctic char, seal and caribou.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2003-07-22-tootoo-cover_x.htm   (2053 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Skating across cultural gap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Several of Jordin's friends refer to his parents as "mom and dad." This is a tight family, and the bond extends to friends in the community.
Jordin greets each boy warmly, and their dad tells them to go upstairs to look at Jordin's awards and jerseys, which have been placed in one room like a museum.
Tootoo misses Rankin Inlet when he is away playing, but he has survived homesickness by "just not thinking about it." When he is "down south" in Manitoba, his mother sends him beluga whale, arctic char, seal and caribou.
usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2003-07-22-tootoo-cover_x.htm   (2065 words)

  
 From Nunavut to Nashville : ICT [2004/02/19]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hailing from the town of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Jordin Tootoo, 21, is grinding his way through a rookie season in the National Hockey League, plying his trade for the Nashville Predators.
When Tootoo cracked the squad during the pre-season and averaged 12 minutes of playing time during the first month with three points in his first six contests, there was early talk of Rookie-of-the-Year accolades.
Tootoo recognizes the step from being a star in the junior ranks to becoming a regular player in the NHL is a significant one.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1077213093   (1981 words)

  
 Sports: Predators pioneer pesky and proud
Jordin Tootoo, the first NHL player of Inuit descent, copes with life far away from home.
Tootoo, who grew up 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle, is the first NHL player of Inuit descent.
Tootoo's hometown of Rankin Inlet is in Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, carved four years ago out of the Northwest Territories after two decades of activism.
www.sptimes.com /2004/02/05/news_pf/Sports/Predators_pioneer_pes.shtml   (1175 words)

  
 Nativehockey.com - Promoting Indigenous Hockey in North America
Both Tootoos developed as physical players, but for Jordin, the smaller of the two, it was a matter of survival.
Jordin continues to be a role model for kids at many levels.
Jordin and the rest of the Tootoo family carry on without Terence, but will forever have a part of their life that is missing.
www.nativehockey.com /news/nov2003.html   (1040 words)

  
 Jordin Tootoo : Sandbox.com - Jordin Tootoo Biography from Sandbox.com
Jordin Tootoo participated in his second full practice on Wednesday and could return to the lineup for Thursday's game against Montreal.
Jordin Tootoo is still not ready to resume practice.
Tootoo had fluid drained from his hip and he received a cortisone shot for the pain.
fantasynews.sandbox.com /2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NHL&id=1556   (635 words)

  
 Hockey's Future: The #1 Online Prospects Magazine - Covering the WHL, QMJHL, AHL, OHL, College, The NHL Entry Draft, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Meet Jordin Tootoo of the Brandon Wheat Kings, of the Western Hockey League, Canada.
When you think about it, the earlier part of Jordin's hockey development formed in just this sort of environment; this made him much of the type of player he is today.
My wife had spent a great deal of her childhood in the Northwest Territories (much of it now Nunavut) and impressed upon me how different Inuit culture is. We take the simple concept of a clock in stride.
hockeysfuture.com /article.php?sid=1589   (2940 words)

  
 Moving Images -- Team Spirit: The Jordin and Terence Tootoo Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Terence and Jordin Tootoo grew up playing street hockey in a region known for its harsh winters and 22 hours of darkness per day in mid-season.
In the eyes of their community, the brothers are already hockey superstars, but their talents are about to attract attention at hockey's highest levels.
Jordin, left with the full weight of role-model pressure and the increasing glare of the media spotlight, strives to carry on and realize his NHL dreams.
www.movingimages.ca /catalogue/Cultdiverse/teamspirit.html   (268 words)

  
 Canku Ota - June 14, 2003 - Tootoo Signs with the Predators
Tootoo was drafted into the NHL in 2001, but until now hasn't been put under contract.
Jordin Tootoo has signed a three-year contract with the Nashville Predators, becoming the first Inuit hockey player to have earned the right to wear an NHL jersey.
Tootoo was a fourth-round pick in the 2001 draft and has spent the past two years honing his skills with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Junior A, Western Hockey League.
www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co06142003/CO_06142003_Tootoo.htm   (655 words)

  
 Sportclix -Your online Sports Community.
Tootoo went to the Predators camp in great physical shape as he went to Nashville a month earlier to work out with the strength and conditioning, Mark Nemish.
This was Jordin's third pro camp and had some idea of what to expect and knew hard work and determination would be the key ingredients but there are still many differences on playing the game in the NHL.
Jordin Tootoo is now in the National Hockey League competing against many of his idols and reaching his ultimate hockey dream.
www.sportclix.com /allanbeavertoto.html   (1781 words)

  
 NHL: Tootoo overreacted in Robidas punch - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The NHL handed Nashville Predators forward Jordin Tootoo a five-game suspension on Monday, calling his punch to the jaw of Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas an overreaction to Robidas' threatening charge.
Tootoo's forceful blow to Robidas' head was an overly aggressive and inappropriate response.
Tootoo hit Stars center Mike Modano with a hard check, briefly knocking both players to the ice.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2007-03-19-tootoo-suspended_N.htm?csp=34   (885 words)

  
 Jordin Tootoo
Tootoo first took to the ice at the age of two-and-a-half at home in the Eastern Arctic.
Tootoo was once voted hardest body-checker in his league’s conference.
Tootoo says the Inuitcan teach people how they live simply and share their knowledge of the land.” Thanks to him, and the example he has set, the Inuit also have a thing or two to teach the world about hockey.
www.naaf.ca /html/j_tootoo_e.html   (235 words)

  
 Canku Ota - October 18, 2003 - Poster Takes Jordin Tootoo Inspiration Beyond Hockey
Premier Paul Okalik today officially unveiled a Jordin Tootoo poster that is designed to encourage Nunavut students to set goals in their lives and strive for them.
Hunter Tootoo said he is grateful to have someone like Jordin in his family to help remind him of what is possible to achieve in life.
The Jordin Tootoo poster, which is part of a series of role model posters launched by the Government of Nunavut, has been distributed to schools, hamlet offices and health offices throughout the territory
www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co10182003/CO_10182003_Poster.htm   (529 words)

  
 Nashville's new face: rookie Jordin Tootoo, the first native Inuit to play in the NHL, is winning over the Music City ...
Tootoo, the Nashville Predators' 20-year-old rookie right wing, is the first Inuit to play in the NHL He grew up in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, in the northwest corner of Canada right on Hudson Bay, and his unique background has made him an immediate fan-favorite even though his professional career is just in the nascent stages.
Tootoo's background has made for an interesting story--and a lot of ink has been spilled by various publications to tell Tootoo's story lately--but it's not what earned him his skates in the NHL His speed, puck-handling skills; and strong shot did.
Tootoo did have a moment of personal satisfaction when he netted his first goal in Nashville's sixth game of the season, even if it came in a 4-2 loss.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_3_32/ai_112087319   (1036 words)

  
 Tootoo Suspension: Too Harsh? | INSIDE HOCKEY
In less than a second after the hit, Tootoo literally picked himself up from the ice, caught a glimpse of the Stars' players charging towards him, and he instinctively launched a cannon of a straight-armed punch.
Had Tootoo been pushed by any of the three combatants, he would have certainly been driven into the boards as he was in a vulnerable position.
Tootoo would have missed the next five games whether he was suspended or suffered a concussion.
insidehockey.com /columns/500   (447 words)

  
 Hockey Trade Rumors - Is the Tootoo Train Set for Derailment?
Tootoo's aggressive, in-your-face style of play allowed him to dominate in the fl and gold of the Brandon Wheat Kings jersey.
My opiniion is, that Tootoo will have his 15 minutes of fame on a weaker Nashville squad, then fall back from the spotlight into the minors.
Tootoo is set to become that type of player, and I hope that he does prove everyone wrong.
www.hockeytraderumors.com /article3646.html   (1443 words)

  
 Kuklas Korner
Tootoo could have simply put his stick at chest-level to prevent Robidas from running him, and then drop his gloves like a man. Instead, Tootoo spins with his arm extended and cold-cocks a guy to knock him out.
Tootoo has 12 FM’s this season and was a league leader in FM’s before being sidelined with injuries.
The Problem with Tootoo is that he is always Charging, often leaving his feet, goes in high 90% of the time and often sucker punches.
www.kuklaskorner.com /index.php/weblog/comments/jordin_tootoo_mike_modano_stephane_robidas   (2926 words)

  
 TurtleIsland.org :: View topic - Jordin Tootoo - They Call Him the Tootoo Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jordin Tootoo is from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and is the first Inuk to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Nashville Predators.
Jordin Tootoo has been bouncing back and forth this season between the AHL Admirals and their NHL parent team, the Nashville Predators.
Tootoo notched 27 points (13g-14a) and 133 penalty minutes during the regular season and he potted nine goals and 11 points (9g-2a) in 15 games as the Admirals advanced to the Calder Cup Finals.
www.turtleisland.org /discussion/viewtopic.php?p=6194&sid=1be1a66876a4347249186aaabee1c178   (7095 words)

  
 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey - AHL: Tootoo shining in playoffs
After spending most of the first round of the post-season with the Nashville Predators, former Brandon Wheat Kings forward Jordin Tootoo is making an impact in his return to the Admirals.
Tootoo had a goal in Game 7 of the opening round against the Iowa Stars, scored the game-winner with 14 seconds left in the opener of Round 2, scored his first professional hat trick (a natural hat trick, in fact) in Game 2, then scored his sixth of the playoffs in Sunday's 7-4 triumph.
Tootoo, born in Churchill but raised in Nunavut, has made a concerted effort not to retaliate.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Hockey/AHL/2006/05/09/1571174-sun.html   (560 words)

  
 Newsvine - NHL Suspends Predators' Tootoo for Punch
Tootoo's forceful blow to Robidas' head was an overly aggressive and inappropriate response," NHL senior executive vice president and director of hockey operations Colin Campbell said in a statement Monday.
Tootoo should have been given maybe a two a ten and a game.
What is being sweep under the rug is a hit that happended on Tootoo with a stick (I cannot remember which player it was, but I am thinking it was Modano).
www.newsvine.com /_news/2007/03/19/622701-nhl-suspends-predators-tootoo-for-punch   (681 words)

  
 Jordin's Just Tootoo Kind | INSIDE HOCKEY
Jordin Tootoo is anything but a guy with a hurting soul, if my interview with him after the Predators played the Kings is any indication.
Tootoo’s play prompted the Kings’ Tom Kostopoulos, another guy noted for his grit, to say after the game, “He definitely made himself felt out there.
Tootoo again took the ice, and as he skated by their spot on his way back to the bench after the shift, he butt-ended the boards in front of where they sat.
www.insidehockey.com /columns/255   (1900 words)

  
 Grit could be Tootoo's ticket into NHL - Friday, 09/19/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jordin Tootoo has always been such a physical hockey player that a fellow Predators prospect once called him a Tasmanian Devil.
Tootoo will be on the fourth line with center Ben Simon and left wing Mike Farrell in tonight's preseason opener at Chicago.
If Tootoo is as successful at the NHL level as he was in the WHL, Predators fans are in for quite a treat.
tennessean.com /sports/predators/archives/03/09/39565721.shtml?Element_ID=39565721   (698 words)

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