Jonathan Bryan Toews[1] OM[2] (/ˈteɪvz/ TAYVZ born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is an unrestricted free agent.

Toews most recently played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), where he served as the team's captain between 2008 and 2023.

After winning the Cup, Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club.

[4] Like Toews, his brother David also attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's and began his freshman year at the University of North Dakota in 2008–09.

[6] Toews was selected first overall in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft by the Tri-City Americans,[7] but chose instead to play midget AAA hockey at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons.

[8] Toews played two seasons at the University of North Dakota, compiling 85 points (40 goals and 45 assists), a +38 plus-minus rating and a 56.7% faceoff winning percentage in 76 games.

[10] He helped North Dakota capture the Broadmoor Trophy as Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference champions and also was named West Regional MVP after tallying five points.

[11][12] In 2007–08, he opted out of his final two years of college hockey eligibility to debut with the Blackhawks after signing a three-year, entry-level contract on May 16, 2007.

He then recorded the second-longest point-scoring streak to start an NHL career, registering a point in each of his first ten games (five goals and five assists).

The two were both nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year along with Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Bäckström;[16] Toews finished as a runner-up to winner Kane.

[20] In the subsequent season, he was voted as a starter, along with teammates Patrick Kane and Brian Campbell, for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal, Quebec.

[22] Toews finished the 2008–09 season with 69 points (34 goals, 35 assists) in all 82 games,[23] helping the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup playoff appearance since 2002.

[26] Less than a month into the 2009–10 season, Toews was sidelined with concussion-like symptoms after receiving an open-ice hit from defenceman Willie Mitchell in a 3–2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on October 21, 2009.

Toews had his head down while receiving a pass in the neutral zone when Mitchell left the penalty box and checked him with his shoulder.

[29][30] In the final year of his contract, Toews, as well as teammates Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane, agreed to extensions in early-December 2009.

[33] On June 9, Toews led Chicago to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship since 1961, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of the Finals.

He became the second-youngest captain in the history of the NHL to win the Cup, behind Sidney Crosby, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the championship the previous season.

In the contest on April 26, 2011, Toews scored a short-handed game-tying goal on Canucks' goaltender Roberto Luongo with 1:56 remaining in regulation to force overtime.

This would be Toews’ only goal of the series as Canucks forward Alex Burrows went on to score five minutes into the ensuing overtime period to eliminate the Blackhawks.

For the second year in a row, he finished as a finalist for the Selke Trophy, though he came third in voting behind the winner Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and first runner-up Anže Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings.

[49] In the Finals, Toews led the Blackhawks to their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons after the team's Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2–0 for a 4–2 series win.

[59] On December 29, 2020, shortly before the start of the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season, the Blackhawks announced Toews would be out indefinitely while recovering from an undisclosed illness.

[66] On April 13, Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson announced that the team would not re-sign Toews after his contract expired at the end of the season.

[71] He tallied two assists during the tournament, both against Norway in preliminary play,[10] as Canada ultimately defeated Russia in the gold medal game, 5–0.

With seven points, Toews led Canada in scoring and was named to the Tournament All-Star team alongside teammate Carey Price.

Shortly after his gold medal win, Toews was honoured by his hometown American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Manitoba Moose, on February 3, 2007, as he was presented with an honorary jersey for his tournament efforts.

Toews' lone goal of the tournament opened the scoring in Canada's 3–2 overtime win in the gold medal game against the United States.