Jonathan Toews Ice hockey player

Jonathan Bryan Toews (/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 third youngest captain in NHL history (behind Gabriel Landeskog, and Sidney Crosby) at the age of 20. 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.Toews competes internationally for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships, 2007 World Championships, the 2010 Winter Olympics (a tournament in which he was named Best Forward) and the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal facts

Jonathan Toews
Birth dateApril 29, 1988
Birth place
Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
Height (meters)1.8796

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Ice hockey player

Career start2007
draft3rd overall
draft team
Chicago Blackhawks
draft year2006
league
National Hockey League
position
Centre (ice hockey)
shootsLeft
teams
Chicago Blackhawks

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