{"id":97209,"date":"2026-06-21T01:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/97209\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T01:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:37:07","slug":"jonathan-toews-3-time-stanley-cup-champion-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/97209\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Toews, 3-time Stanley Cup champion, announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINNIPEG, Manitoba —Jonathan Toews<\/a> announced his retirement Friday, ending a decorated NHL career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a comeback season<\/a> with his hometown Winnipeg Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old center returned to the NHL in 2025-26 after a two-year absence related to chronic immune response syndrome<\/a> and long COVID<\/a>, recording 11 goals and 18 assists while appearing in all 82 games for Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

“I have to say I’m satisfied; I’m fulfilled. I’m so thankful and grateful for the career I had,” Toews said at Friday’s announcement<\/a> in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

Toews spent 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, captaining the franchise to Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015 while winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2010.<\/p>\n

The Blackhawks congratulated Toews on his “remarkable career” in a social media post on X, calling their longtime captain the “heartbeat” of the team during is time in Chicago.<\/p>\n

He finished his NHL career with 383 goals and 529 assists in 1,149 regular-season games and was recognized as one of the league’s premier two-way forwards.<\/p>\n

Patrick Kane<\/a>, who played 15 seasons alongside Toews with the Blackhawks, said in a social media post on X<\/a> that he “could not have asked for a better teammate” during their time together in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Toews also starred for Canada on the international stage, winning Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014, the World Cup in 2016, a world championship in 2007, and consecutive world junior titles in 2006 and 2007.<\/p>\n

His final season allowed one of Manitoba’s most accomplished hockey players to complete a full-circle return home before stepping away from the game.<\/p>\n

“I’m not gonna lie, you visualize the dream of coming home and winning a playoff series and going on a run and winning a Stanley Cup and playing the hero and all those things, and when things go sideways a little bit, it was heartbreaking,” Toews added.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a kind of intuitive feel that it’s the right time, and like I said, I’m happy I gave it another shot, regardless of how things went this year.”<\/p>\n

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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