- Jonathan Toews announced his retirement Friday at the Winnipeg sportsplex that bears his name
- The three-time Stanley Cup champion called his Blackhawks years a “dream come true”
- Read below for Toews’ farewell, his career numbers and the tributes from both his old teams
Jonathan Toews is done.
The three-time Stanley Cup champion announced his retirement Friday morning at the Jonathan Toews Sportsplex in Winnipeg, the building named after him in the city where he grew up. He spent his final season with his hometown Jets, but his Chicago years, the ones he called a “dream come true,” were what he kept coming back to.
Toews was asked to reflect on the run with the team that drafted him third overall in 2006.
“I look back on my time in Chicago and it all kind of went by in the blink of an eye, but I realize how special that time was and how lucky I was when I got drafted there,” Toews said. “It was definitely incredible and a dream come true.”
Watch Toews’ full retirement announcement from Winnipeg:
Those numbers hold up. Toews finished with 912 points (383 goals, 529 assists) in 1,149 games across 16 seasons. He won the Cup with Chicago in 2010, 2013 and 2015, took home the Conn Smythe in 2010 and the Selke in 2012-13, and stacked two Olympic gold medals on top of it.
Chicago handed him the captaincy in 2008 at 20 years old, one of the youngest in league history. “Captain Serious” anchored a core with Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith that turned the Blackhawks into a dynasty. The NHL put all three on its list of the 100 Greatest Players in 2017.
Getting to the finish line took a detour. Toews stepped away from hockey for two years because of an illness before signing with the Jets last summer. He played all 82 games in 2025-26 and put up 29 points for the team he grew up cheering for.
Winnipeg thanked him on the way out:
He had something for Chicago too, the place where it all started.
“To the fans in Chicago, what a ride,” Toews said. “It’s so cool to see what winning championships meant in that city. It just reminds me all the time that hockey’s not just a game. It means a lot to people.”
Check out the Blackhawks’ tribute to their former captain:
Toews walked away at peace with how it ended.
“I’m satisfied. I’m fulfilled. I’m so thankful and grateful for the career I had,” he said.
