The bestselling story of a true warrior\'s toughest battle, now in paperback It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice.
Told in Tootoo\'s bold voice, with contributions by Stephen Brunt, arguably one of the best sportswriters, All the Way is the searing, honest tale of a young man who has risen to every challenge but all too nearly fell short in the toughest game of all.".
But that\'s not the way Tootoo saw it and not the way it would end.
It seemed as though a promising career had ended too soon.
In 2010, he checked himself into rehab for alcohol addiction.
Though he played through it, Tootoo suffered from many of the same problems that have plagued so many people from his community.
All the challenges and pressure would have been more than enough for any rookie, but Tootoo faced something far more difficult: the tragic loss of his older brother before his first shift for the Predators.
And when he was drafted by Nashville in 2001 and made the Predators out of camp in 2003, he became a leader in another way--as the first player of Inuk descent to suit up in the NHL.
The captain, a fan favourite, a star in international competition, Tootoo was always a leader.
The bestselling story of a true warrior\'s toughest battle, now in paperback It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice
