Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut: ???? ??; born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian former professional hockey player.
Tootoo has played for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks.
Of Inuit and Ukrainian descent, he is both the first Inuk player and the first player to grow up in Nunavut to participate in an NHL game.
Tootoo was widely regarded as one of the NHL's best active agitators and was able to annoy, fight, and distract other players to help his team win.
Nearing the end of the 2016–17 NHL season, Tootoo has accumulated 64 goals, 96 assists and 1008 PIMs in 717 career NHL games since entering the league in 2003.In addition to his on-ice skills, Tootoo is known for his charity and community outreach work, especially in northern communities.
On October 19, 2018, he officially announced his retirement on Twitter, saying "After 220 regular season games with the Wheat Kings and 723 games in the NHL I have decided to retire from the NHL to focus on giving back to the Indigenous community."