Jonathan Bryan Toews 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. Nicknamed "Captain Serious", 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 at the time. Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs. 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.
Toews in September 2011
Toews with the Canadian national men's hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics
Toews in April 2009
Toews with the Blackhawks during their home opener for the 2010–11 season on October 9, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926. They are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Since 1995, the team has played their home games at the United Center, which they share with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls; both teams previously played at the now-demolished Chicago Stadium.
Interior of Chicago Stadium in February 1930, prior to a game between the Hawks and the Boston Bruins; the Black Hawks moved into the arena during the 1929–30 season.
Goaltender Tony Esposito tallied a franchise-high 418 wins between 1969 and 1983.
The Blackhawks moved to the United Center (pictured in 2006) in the middle of the 1994–95 season.
Jonathan Toews (pictured in 2009), named captain before the season started, became the youngest player to captain the Hawks at age 20.