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. The
captain, a fan favourite, a star in international competition, Tootoo
was always a leader. 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.
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. Though he
played through it, Tootoo suffered from many of the same problems that
have plagued so many people from his community. In 2010, he checked
himself into rehab for alcohol addiction. It seemed as though a
promising career had ended too soon.
But that's not the way Tootoo saw it and not the way it would end. 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.