Where it started

Being from Rankin Inlet, Jordin grew up differently than most kids. His parents were alcoholics, he grew up with a different lifestyle, and a different way of dealing with things. The way Jordin grew up really influenced his life in hockey and outside of hockey. When he started going to different places for hockey it really showed. In Spruce grove he gets a taste of bullying and gets fed up with being bullied and starts to get in fights, because where he’s from when someone pisses you off you fight them and get everything over with. Midway through that school he started to get respect because he showed people that he wasn’t someone to mess with. This aggression is also seen in his hockey when he is asked to play for OCN. At fifteen in a league that was meant for nineteen to twenty one year olds, he was keeping his own and doing well. This is also where he hits the booze hard. His brother Terence is playing on the same team as him, “ I was hanging out with older guys, and when you’re apart of the team, you’re apart of the team-- it doesn't matter how old you are” (pg.43) This is a huge step for Jordin on his path.