'We are so overjoyed': Jordin Tootoo and his wife welcome baby girl
'Cannot believe we had a girl!!' Tootoo wrote on Instagram
It's a girl!
Jordin Tootoo and his wife Jennifer Tootoo are celebrating the birth of their daughter.
The NHL player made the announcement on his Instagram account yesterday.
"Cannot believe we had a girl!!" Tootoo exclaimed in the post.
He says she weighed six pounds, four ounces and is 19.5 inches long.
"We are so overjoyed with this beautiful miracle!"
Tootoo, who's originally from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, is now a free agent, after his contract with the New Jersey Devils ended. Tootoo told CBC he would play again if a team picks him up for next season.
Tootoo's fans in Nunavut are overjoyed at the announcement. A post on the CBC Nunavut Facebook page with the announcement Thursday morning had over 800 likes in a little more than two hours.
As for the name of the little Tootoo?
"To be announced shortly," he said in the post.