Jordin Tootoo, Attima Hadlari to be inducted into Nunavut sport hall of fame

By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News After months of planning, the Nunavut Sport Federation is launching its new Nunavut Sport and Recreation Hall of Fame, with a ceremony planned in Iqaluit this fall. The two inaugural inductees will be former NHL right winger Jordin Tootoo, from Rankin Inlet, and late Inuit games athlete Attima Hadlari. “We have a virtual hall of fame set up,” said federation operations manager Scott Schultz in an email. “Moving forward we are hoping to have a physical hall of fame, but we have not found a space yet.” The hall of fame could be spread across Nunavut’s three regions with the Kivalliq, Kitikmeot and Qikiqtaaluk each getting their own installation. From 2003 to 2017, Tootoo, played 723 games for the Nashville Predators,