Jonathan Toews | |||
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Toews with the Chicago Blackhawks in December 2014
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Born |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
April 29, 1988 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 2006 Chicago Blackhawks |
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Playing career | 2007–present |
Toews guards the puck from Ryan Suter during the 2010 Winter Olympics |
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Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2014 Sochi | ||
2010 Vancouver | ||
World Championships | ||
2008 Canada | ||
2007 Russia | ||
Canada Cup / World Cup | ||
2016 Toronto | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2007 Sweden | ||
2006 Canada | ||
Representing Canada Quebec | ||
World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
2005 Alberta |
Jonathan Bryan Toews,OM (/ˈteɪvz/ TAYVZ; born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the team in 2007–08 and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year. The following season he was named team captain, becoming the second-youngest captain in NHL history (after Sidney Crosby) at the time. Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP. After winning the Cup, Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club. He won the Stanley Cup again in 2013 and 2015.