Tootoo, 1st Inuk player in NHL history, retires after 13 seasons

Jordin Tootoo is calling it a career.

The longtime forward retired from professional hockey Friday, adding that he will focus on giving back to the Indigenous community.

Tootoo played 13 campaigns in the NHL and last suited up for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2016-17.

The 35-year-old became the first Inuk player in the history of the league when he made his debut for the Nashville Predators in 2003-04.

Tootoo, who also played for the Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils, was a fourth-round pick of the Predators in 2001.