Jonathan Toews

Jonathan Toews is an NHL hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is a centre, drafted in 2006, 3rd overall by the Blackhawks. He made his debut in 2007-2008 and signed a contract extensions of 5 years making about 6.5 Million each season. Toews was will play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Less than a month into the 2009–10 season, Toews was sidelined with concussion-like symptoms after receiving an open-ice hit from defence Willie Mitchell in a 3–2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on October 21, 2009. Towes returned to lineup November 9th, 2009 and midway through the 2009-2010 season he has recorded 44 points in 49 games. Stay tuned for updates as the season progresses!

In 2008-2009 Toews led the Blackhawks and tied for 16th in the NHL with 34 goals. He was Named the 34th captain in Blackhawks history on July 17, making him the third-youngest player to earn that distinction in the history of the NHL. He ranked third on the team with 69 points while appearing in all 82 regular-season games. Toews was named to the starting lineup for the Western Conference in the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal and notched a third-period goal in the contest. He was tied for second on the club with seven goals and ranked third with 13 points in 17 tilts during his Stanley Cup Playoff debut. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473604&view=bio

In 2007-08 Jonathan Toews led all NHL rookies with 24 goals, good for second-best on the Blackhawks. He ranked third on the team with 30 assists and tied for third with his 54 points, despite appearing in just 64 games. (Missed 16 games with a sprained knee suffered Jan. 1) He began his professional career with a point in each of his first 10 games (five goals, five assists), which is the second-longest streak to start a career in NHL history. Toews scored his first NHL goal on his first shot, in his first game Oct. 10 against San Jose.http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473604&view=bio