On October 9, 2003, Jordin Tootoo became the first Inuk hockey player and the first person from Nunavut to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). On 29 May 2001, the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League drafted Jordin 98th overall. He attended his first NHL training camp that fall before going back to play junior hockey for two more seasons in Brandon. In 2003, he was called up to play for the Predators. LEARN MORE >