Making a break for a pro hockey career? Here is some parental advice – Nunatsiaq News

Jan 31, 2025

Parents of Tootoo brothers and Mykyla Allakariallak endorse education as first step to athletic success

With the success of the Professional Women’s Hockey League sparking dreams of a pro career for female Inuk hockey players, Rose and Barney Tootoo of Rankin Inlet have a few ideas to share on what it takes to get there.

They’re the parents of Jordin Tootoo, who in the 2003-04 season became the first Inuk player to make the National Hockey League when he suited up for the Nashville Predators.

Jordin Tootoo didn’t just crack the NHL, he played for 13 seasons that also included stops with the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks.

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