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Jonathan Toews News & Rumors

'Best leader' Toews among Hawks scoring in rankings
February 2
Chicago Tribune
 
"Success on the ice has been a little uneven for the Chicago Blackhawks of late, but the organization fared well in a renowned magazine's "Best of Everything in Hockey" issue. The Hockey News recently ranked over 50 different categories at the professional level in voting conducted by its 30 NHL correspondents. The Hawks and members of the organization placed first in four categories, second in five and third in four. First-place finishes included Best Business Savvy, Best Jersey, Best Leader (Jonathan Toews) and Best Grinder (Dave Bolland)."
Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews back in action
February 1
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Winger Patrick Sharp and center Jonathan Toews, who suffered hand injuries in January, returned to the lineup Monday for the Blackhawks. Sharp's return came less than four weeks after he reportedly suffered a broken bone his left wrist against the Detroit Red Wings when he was slashed while scoring his 20th goal of the season. He missed eight games. "In my mind, I'm ready to go, I'm 100 percent," he said before the Hawks played the Canucks at Rogers Arena. ''I feel great, and I'm excited to play in this building. I can't wait to be back, and I'm ready to get going.''"
Hawks will have Toews back for opener of 9-game trip; Sharp practices
January 31
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Toews was the second player to take the ice for the Blackhawks' first practice following the All-Star break. A short time later, Patrick Sharp followed suit. Just like that, the Hawks' prospects for success on their nine-game road trip that begins Tuesday night against the Canucks became a whole lot more optimistic. The forwards participated in full drills with teammates during Monday night's practice at Rogers Arena and Toews said afterward he would play against the Canucks. As far as Sharp, he said he would determine if he'd return against Vancouver following Tuesday's morning skate."
Coach Q: Jonathan Toews doesn't have a serious injury
January 25
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Coach Joel Quenneville made sure to squelch any notions that Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews' left hand/wrist injury had gotten worse. "The injury, we said, is not serious — because it's not," Quenneville said. "Hopefully, he can make some good progress this week." Toews, who isn't wearing a cast, was put on injured reserve and missed his first game of the season Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. As expected, he was replaced on the All-Star team as Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Hartnell took his spot."
With Toews out, it's time for Bolland to shine
January 25
Chicago Tribune
 
"Dave Bolland's All-Star break plans involve a trek to London, Ontario, which sources close to the situation deem not a tropical paradise. "Some guys are going in the sun," the Hawks center said. "I don't think it'd be a good idea for me to go in the sun. Don't want to have the tan lines coming back, playing in some burnt skin." The spotlight, though, was unavoidable Tuesday. Bolland centered the Hawks' first line against the Predators because of Jonathan Toews' absence from the lineup with what is believed to be a left arm injury, the defensive dynamo bumped into a role that puts a premium on scoring as well."
Blackhawks' Toews on IR; Pirri recalled
January 24
Chicago Tribune
 
"The Chicago Blackhawks placed captain Jonathan Toews on the injured list Tuesday and recalled center Brandon Pirri from Rockford of the American Hockey League. Toews suffered an apparent left hand or wrist injury during Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators and will miss Tuesday night's rematch. By being placed on IR, Toews will miss a minimum of seven days -- something he would have done anyway with the NHL All-Star break beginning Wednesday for the Hawks. After Tuesday's game at the United Center, the Hawks won't play again until Jan. 31 when they kick off a nine-game road trip in Vancouver."
Toews to miss Tuesday's game, probably All-Star Game
January 24
Chicago Tribune
 
"Having sustained their share of injuries this season, the Blackhawks have learned to adjust and adapt to stay near the top of the Western Conference standings. When they play their final game before the All-Star break Tuesday night at the United Center, the Hawks will have to find a way to overcome perhaps the biggest absence of all when captain Jonathan Toews sits out against the Predators. Toews, in the midst of a season that could earn him the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player, will miss his first game with a suspected left arm injury. The center left during the second period of a 5-2 loss Saturday in Nashville and did not practice Monday."
Toews' injury 'not serious' but won't play Tuesday
January 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"The Chicago Blackhawks will be without the services of their captain for at least one game as Jonathan Toews will not play Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators with a suspected left arm injury. Toews left during the second period of the Hawks' 5-2 loss to the Predators on Saturday night and did not practice with teammates Monday. Toews was slashed across the left wrist by the Florida Panthers' Erik Gudbranson during Friday night's game but did finish that contest. "Toews is going to be out for (Tuesday's) game," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said following Monday's practice. "It's not serious but he's out.""
Blackhawks taking Jonathan Toews' injury seriously
January 23
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jonathan Toews doesn't like to miss any time with an injury he thinks he can play through, especially when the Blackhawks are facing a divisional opponent such as the Nashville Predators. In other words, the fact Toews left the Hawks' 5-2 loss Saturday to the Predators in the second period suggests he's dealing with an injury he and the team are taking seriously. With one game left before the All-Star break, caution is the best approach with Toews, a Hart Trophy candidate. The Hawks were off Sunday, and more will be known about Toews' injury after practice Monday. Officially, the Hawks are saying Toews is day-to-day with an upper-body injury."
Toews hurt in 5-2 loss
January 22
Chicago Tribune
 
"There is no question in Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville's mind that the Central is the toughest division in hockey. Quenneville and the Hawks got a harsh reminder of just how tough Saturday night when they came out in tatters after the Predators throttled them 5-2 throttling before a crowd of 17,113 at Bridgestone Arena. Compounding matters was an injury to Hawks' captain Jonathan Toews. He left in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. "We'll know more over the next day or so. We'll say day to day," coach Joel Quenneville said afterward."
Kane, Toews, Keith light the lamp
January 21
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane so rarely need extra motivation. But with several former teammates returning to the United Center for the first time as visitors and Kane looking to break out of lengthy and uncharacteristic slump, both had added incentive in a 3-1 victory Friday over the Florida Panthers. Kane set up Toews for a breakaway goal in the first period before before Toews repaid the favor in the second, getting an assist when Kane fired a shot past Jose Theodore (19 saves) on a 2-on-1 in the second to snap a streak of seven games without a goal. "A lot of guys have been producing around here. It was nice to come up for the team tonight and score a big one," Kane said. "Anytime"
3 Hawks to play in All-Star Game
January 13
Chicago Tribune
 
"The Blackhawks were trickling out of the dressing room after their morning skate Thursday when word came that the NHL had made its All-Star Game selections. One by one, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa returned to the room to talk about representing the Hawks on Jan. 29 in Ottawa. "When things are going the right way, the team is winning, you're helping the team, the points are coming and you're staying healthy, you have a good shot to make it," said Hossa, who was celebrating his 33rd birthday."
Toews rallies Hawks, but they fall in shootout
December 6
Chicago Tribune
 
"A storybook ending would have had Marian Hossa finding the back of a wide-open net to complete a stirring Blackhawks comeback. Instead, it was a different conclusion — one not all too tragic — for the Hawks on Monday night as they fell 4-3 to the Coyotes in a shootout at the United Center. Trailing by three goals and appearing destined to come away with nothing, the Hawks roared back in the second period while riding the shoulders of captain Jonathan Toews to pull into a tie."
Impossible to ignore Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews now
December 5
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Last season, Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews elevated his production to the point where he entered the Hart Trophy discussion for the NHL's most valuable player. Now a game doesn't go by where he's not standing out in some fashion. Toews has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in the last five games and 20 points over the last 12. His 15 goals this season lead all players in the Western Conference and are one shy of the league lead."
Little things adding up to lot for Toews
November 27
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Toews has upgraded from Captain Serious to Captain Seriously, Is There Anything He Can't Do? The Blackhawks center has used his fierce competitive drive and supreme skill level to lift his all-around game another notch this season. A finalist for the Selke Trophy — awarded to the top defensive forward — during the 2010-11 campaign, Toews has improved himself at both ends this season to cement himself as one of the top all-around players in the world. Entering Saturday night, Toews was tied for fourth in the NHL with a Hawks-high 12 goals and seventh in the league in scoring with 24 points. He led the NHL with a 61.8 percent success rate in the faceoff circle and shared fifth with"
Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews rally Blackhawks past Ducks
November 26
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Things looked bleak at one point. Thanks to an awful start and some unsuccessful special teams, the Blackhawks seemed destined for another disappointing loss on what had become a very disappointing road trip. But then Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp came through. They combined for four goals and two assists in the third period as the Hawks rallied for a 6-5 victory Friday against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. Sharp finished with a hat trick, and Toews had the first five-point game of his career with two goals and three assists. "It's a big win for us because of how things have been going lately," said Toews, who had four points in the third. "We have to feel we're over the hump,"
Sharp, Toews lead Hawks past Ducks 6-5
November 26
Chicago Tribune
 
"Black Friday turned exceptionally bright for the Blackhawks in a flash. The Hawks appeared destined for their fourth consecutive defeat before their offense came alive in the third period as they rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Patrick Sharp scored three times for his second career hat trick and Jonathan Toews had a career-high five points with two goals and three assists to help the Hawks snap their three-game skid. The victory came on the heels of a solid effort Wednesday night in their 1-0 loss to the Sharks. Friday's victory also helped erase the memory of last weekend when the Hawks fell in consecutive games to the Flames and Oilers by a"
Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars
November 14
NHL.com
 
"While there has been a lot of focus on this season's crop of rookies, and rightfully so, it's a second-year standout who walks away with the NHL's First Star honors this week. Tyler Seguin, taken with the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins, is this week's First Star, followed by Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. Seguin extended his current points streak to six games with 2 goals and 1 assist in Saturday's 6-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres. Seguin has 6 goals in his last four games and 11 for the season, tying him for second in the League, one behind Phil Kessel. Seguin also leads the League with a plus-14 rating."
Blackhawks' Toews hungry to keep improving
October 11
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Chris Kuc
"It took Jonathan Toews six shifts before he scored in the NHL, on his first shot in his first game. That goal during an Oct. 10, 2007 contest against the Sharks and goaltender Evgeni Nabokov got the then-19-year-old Blackhawks center off to a fast start and led to him finishing with 24 goals and being named a finalist for the Calder Trophy given to the league's top rookie. In the seasons since, it has taken Toews longer to notch his first goal, including being blanked in the first 12 games of his sophomore campaign when he finished with a career-high 34 goals and the first seven during 2009-10. So when Toews took a home run pass from Brent Seabrook and scored on a breakaway during Saturday"
Moving day for Blackhawks' Toews and Kane
September 22
Chicago Tribune
 
"The dynamic duo has been separated. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane no longer have stalls next to each other in the Chicago Blackhawks' dressing room after Kane's was shifted into the corner. The pair have had their stalls adjacent to each other's since they entered the league together during the 2007-08 season. Following practices and games, the area was often a logjam as media members tried to talk to both young stars. "They basically told me it's better for the media, but I'm happy to be away from him," Kane said jokingly. "It's a little bit different. It's nice to have that extra (corner) stall for your equipment. I don't really care where I am. I just came in and saw the move. I know"
Toews brothers come together for Hawks
September 21
Chicago Tribune
 
"There were no first initials next to the name "Toews" on the back of the brothers' Blackhawks sweaters when they took the ice as members of the same team for the first time in nearly two decades. Still, those in attendance at the Hawks' opening 4-2 exhibition loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, managed to recognize the one wearing No. 19 was Jonathan. The other, wearing No. 26, was his brother David. Though neither scored a goal at Credit Union Centre, the siblings certainly have come a long way since they were last teammates."
Toews brothers renew rivalry in scrimmage
September 18
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"One Toews was enough for Patrick Kane. But two in training camp? "Geez," Kane said. "It's going to be a rough ride for me." The sibling rivalry between Jonathan Toews and his younger brother, David, was on full display Saturday as they went head-to-head in the first scrimmage of training camp. "He had a good chance in the slot, and I can't let him have this," Jonathan said. "He hung on to it too long. He had to get rid of it, so I had the time to lift the stick before he got the shot off." David saw things differently, of course. "I had a lot of time, so I was just kind of waiting for the goalie to go down," said David, who was acquired from the New York Islanders last week. "I kind of"
Toews: Not playing in 'Peg sucks
July 12
Winnipeg Sun
 
"Colour Jonathan Toews highly disappointed. The Blackhawks star won't get to play the Winnipeg Jets in his hometown in the inaugural season of their rebirth — and he makes no bones about it. "It kind of sucks," Toews told reporters. "It does suck. Write that down." He was asked in Winnipeg about the prospect of facing the Jets on Oct. 13 at Chicago's United Center in what will be the second game for the Jets and third for the Blackhawks. "It might be a little more on my mind if we were in Winnipeg," said Toews, who will be front and centre this week at the Canadian Tour's The Players Cup at Pine Ridge Golf Club. "There are some games here and there that you might have marked on your"
Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews loves life in Chicago
June 23
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"With an NHL team open for business in Winnipeg and a former member of the Blackhawks' brass calling the shots there, the questions and concerns of some fans were to be expected. Would Jonathan Toews do the unthinkable? Would he consider leaving the Hawks when his contract expires for a chance to play in his hometown of Winnipeg, which considers him an icon? ''People ask me if I'll ever go to Winnipeg," Toews said. "There's no reason for me to go anywhere. I can't see it getting any better. At the same time, it can't ever get bad enough to want to leave this situation. I love it." ''It'' would be being captain of the Hawks and living in Chicago. And the idea of Toews going to Winnipeg fits"
Kesler beats out Toews for NHL's top defensive forward
June 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews again came up short against the Canucks' Ryan Kesler. Kesler, who helped lead his team over the Hawks in the Western Conference quarterfinals in April, was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy for being the NHL's top defensive forward during the NHL Awards ceremony Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Toews, who was the Hawks' only finalist for a trophy, finished a distant second in the voting while the Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk was third. Datsyuk was attempting to win his fourth consecutive Selke Trophy. Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford was named to the NHL's all-rookie team. Other award winners included Anaheim's Corey Perry, who scored a league-best 50 goals,"
Canucks' Ryan Kesler has edge vs. Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews
June 22
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Months have passed since Jonathan Toews and Ryan Kesler took a faceoff against each other. But they're up against each other again — this time in Las Vegas. It's the Blackhawks against the Vancouver Canucks for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which goes to the best defensive forward. Despite all the compliments Toews and Kesler paid each other Tuesday at the Palms, the rivalry between the teams and players is still festering. "It means a lot," said Toews, who brought his parents, brother David and some friends from Winnipeg to Las Vegas. "It's just another one of those things. It gets really competitive and maybe personal at times, especially when it's off the ice. "But whatever happens"
Hawks' Toews on Vancouver riots: 'I kind of expected that'
June 22
Chicago Tribune
 
"After getting up close and personal with Canucks fans the past three seasons, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews wasn't surprised at the rioting in Vancouver after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Shortly after the Canucks fell to the Bruins last week to give Boston its first Stanley Cup since 1972, the British Columbia city erupted in violence, causing multiple injuries and extensive damage. "I kind of expected that," said Toews, who was scheduled to leave Chicago on Tuesday to head to Las Vegas for the NHL Awards. "Those fans are crazy. When we beat them the last couple of years they were throwing stuff on the ice. They're crazy fans and obviously passionate about their team. I"
Toews off to Vegas for NHL Awards show
June 21
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Toews was in a jovial mood as he walked with his parents down a Chicago street a day before they headed to Las Vegas for a little family vacation courtesy of the NHL. "Who goes to Vegas on a business trip? You have a great time," Toews told the Tribune on Monday before he was scheduled to fly to Las Vegas for Wednesday night's NHL Awards, where the Blackhawks captain is a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the league's best defensive forward. "My family — my mom, dad and brother — will be there. I can't say I'll be spending a whole lot of time with them. I'm not sure Vegas is the place you want to take a family vacation." If you're Toews, Vegas is the place to go"
Toews, Canucks' Kesler now battling for Selke
April 28
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The battle between Jonathan Toews and Ryan Kesler, two of the best centers in the league, was one of the highlights of the Blackhawks-Vancouver Canucks series. "The matchup [was] pretty amazing," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "Their production [was] probably not reflective of their play." On Wednesday, Toews, Kesler and the Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk were named the finalists for the Selke Trophy, which goes to the best defensive forward. Datsyuk could become the first to win the award, voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, four consecutive years. But Kesler, a finalist for the third year in a row, is considered the favorite. "It's been a good battle," Toews, a"
Datsyuk up against Kesler, Toews in Selke voting
April 27
NHL.com
 
"The nominations for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, announced Wednesday by the NHL, should come as little surprise to fans of the Detroit Red Wings and anyone who watched the first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks. Pavel Datsyuk, who has won the award for three consecutive years, will have the opportunity at making it a four-peat, while Ryan Kesler and Jonathan Toews, who took turns checking one another into submission in a seven-game grudge match for the ages, round out this year's field. The Selke is awarded annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game" as judged by the Professional Hockey Writers'"
Toews still hasn't lit lamp in playoffs
April 26
Chicago Tribune
 
"In the heat of overtime, Jonathan Toews felt it was time. He would be the one to extend the Blackhawks' season another day. And then he didn't. And that made Game 6 like the five that preceded it, as the perturbed captain has had his chances but has yet to score in the series one year after amassing 29 points in 22 playoff games to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. "I don't know what to say," Toews said. "We won the game, it's as frustrating as ever. It could've been worse if we didn't find a way to win that game. I gotta stick with it. I felt at the end maybe I was going to get the big one, but it doesn't matter." Most likely, this is a product of being matched against Selke Trophy finalist"
Key for Hawks is winning puck battles: Toews
April 23
Vancouver Province
 
"The Blackhawks touched down in the Windy City on Friday afternoon, a day after downing Vancouver 5-0 in Game 5, to reduced Vancouver's lead to 3-2. They offered up a few players and head coach Joel Quenneville to the media. Here were some of the topics covered and commentary: -- Quenneville was cagey about the status of defenceman Brent Seabrook, who's missed two game after a shoulder to head hit by Raffi Torres in Game 3. The coach said Seabrook is still day to day, but could skate on Saturday. -- Hawks captain Jonathan Toews, asked what's been the difference in execution for his team in the last two games (where they've outscored the Canucks 12-2). "We've stepped up our own physical play"
Toews: What else can 'hockey gods throw at us'?
April 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"After the thrilling win over the Blues, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews talked to us about all the adversity the team has had to overcome this season: "I don't think there is anything else the old hockey gods can throw at us," he said. "A lot of people are doubting us. We have had injuries and you can go on and on with a million excuses but … we have a talented group and a group that wants to win and has a lot of pride so when things don't go right we are not happy about it." As for the thought that he is much more vocal this year than he was a year ago: "Maybe I am a little bit too much at times. Especially on the bench I think everybody gets into it sometimes and maybe thinks out loud."
Toews has some Hart as well
March 26
Vancouver Province
 columnist Tony Gallagher
"Vancouver Canuck hockey fans should know there's another couple of names being thrown about for the Hart Trophy which already seems to have been awarded to Daniel Sedin back in Vancouver. One is Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators, but seeing goalies rarely get serious overall consideration for that trophy unless they are absolutely breathtaking all year, he's behind Jonathan Toews in the Vancouver list of also-rans. But not so fast folks, hear the case for Toews, who has led the Blackhawks back into the position where once again they might find themselves terrorizing the Canucks in the playoffs. Captain serious as his teammates like to call him to take whatever air might get into his"
Jonathan Toews' pure talent often lost in talk of 'intangibles'
March 17
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"At some point during Michael Jordan's championship years, people began talking more about his mental toughness than his physical abilities. There was some merit to the shift in discussion. The man was competitive to a fault. Who else could come down with bubonic plague in the morning and score 50 that night? Not Jordan, but you get the idea. That he was more athletically blessed than anybody else just didn't cut it in the legend-making department. He had to be more driven, more competitive, more cutthroat. Otherwise, we were left with ­someone of this earth. How much fun is there in measuring Clark Kent for a suit instead of a cape? The same sort of thing has happened with the Blackhawks'"
Hart Trophy talk swirls around Hawks' Jonathan Toews
March 16
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The Blackhawks know how valuable their captain is. They see Jonathan Toews making plays at both ends of the ice, scoring big goals and leading in the locker room. So what do some others think about all the MVP talk Toews is generating and his chances of taking home the Hart Trophy? "It's not my decision," winger Patrick Sharp said. "I'd have to take a look all across the league, but Jonathan has been playing great all season." Sharp is right. Toews has been consistently good all season, but it's also up to the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to examine Toews' credentials, which have dramatically improved in the second half of the season, and decide. "It's not really what matters"
Toews opening eyes all around NHL
March 16
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Toews' teammates have had a first-hand look at just how valuable the Blackhawks' captain has been this season and now the rest of the NHL is getting clued in as well. As the Hawks climb in the Western Conference standings, the buzz surrounding Toews' high-level of play is growing and the center is being mentioned as a candidate for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the league's most valuable player. Helping matters lately has been the Hawks' appearances on national television, including back-to-back games Sunday and Monday. Led by Toews, the Stanley Cup champions are 6-1-3 on national TV this season with up to five more appearances scheduled. "That seems a little farfetched," the"
Big point for Hawks? Toews not satisfied with OT loss
March 14
Chicago Tribune
 
"About the only time the Blackhawks wouldn't be thrilled with grabbing a point in a game that appeared all but lost is when it's this late in the season and they're this bunched up with Western Conference opponents. When Jonathan Toews poked the puck past goaltender Braden Holtby with 38.5 seconds remaining in Sunday's game against the Capitals to send the game into overtime, the Hawks had gained a big point in the race for the playoffs. But when Mike Knuble scored in overtime to give surging Washington a 4-3 victory, it denied the Hawks a just-as-large second point. "When we get that chance to get back in the game, there's no reason to be satisfied with one point," said Toews, who"
Toews' parents ring up special moment
March 6
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Blackhawks fans were at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto hours before the team's Stanley Cup ring arrived. They all wanted to catch a glimpse of it. When it got there, there were cheers, chants and even a "Go, Cubs" call for Hawks president John McDonough. But the presentation was even more special for Jonathan Toews' parents. It was a replica of their son's Cup ring that was donated to the Hall of Fame by the Hawks on Saturday. "It's such a surprise," said his mother, Andree Gilbert, who found out Friday. "I've never dreamed of anything like this before. We're pretty proud." In the Hall of Fame, there are plenty of reminders of Toews' exploits from the Stanley Cup finals, the world"
Jonathan Toews eager to share credit for Hawks' 5-game winning streak
March 2
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is garnering plenty of praise — as seen in the NHL naming him the "First Star" of February on Tuesday — for the torrid streak he has been on since Jan. 25. No player in the NHL has more points than Toews since then. But Toews — being consistent in his team-first, only-winning-matters approach — prefers to look at all the good things his teammates are doing. "All four lines are bringing something when they're out there," said Toews, who has six goals and 17 assists in 14 games since Jan. 25. "No one is really playing huge minutes up front, and that makes it a lot easier for some of our offensive guys to go out there and really use their speed and keep their"
Toews the whole package — spelled MVP
March 2
Chicago Tribune
 columnist David Haugh
"Jonathan Toews contends the impact of his leadership gets exaggerated in Chicago. No, he didn't lay hands on coach Joel Quenneville to cure his ulcer. He doesn't give Hawks rookie defenseman Nick Leddy directions to Rockford and change for tolls each time the 19-year-old gets sent down. Every time the Hawks rebound from a bad period, it doesn't mean Toews just delivered a paint-peeling rant to his teammates in the dressing room. "I took a lot of jokes from the boys about what I supposedly said in St. Louis (after the Blues took a 2-0 lead Feb. 20), but that situation was like a lot of others this season,'' Toews recalled Tuesday of that 5-3 comeback victory. "I was frustrated. That's it."
Toews lifts Hawks to an important 2 points
February 28
Chicago Tribune
 
"In the category of most critical victory in the Western Conference postseason race, the award goes to the Blackhawks. The defending Stanley Cup champions continued their surge Sunday night with their fourth consecutive win as they defeated the Coyotes 4-3 in a shootout at the United Center. Jonathan Toews scored the winner in the shootout and had two goals in regulation to lift the Hawks to a big victory over a team ahead of them in the West. Despite twice blowing two-goal leads, the Hawks earned two points while the Coyotes picked up one. The Hawks have points in eight of their last nine games, and with 72 sit in ninth place in the West. Phoenix is fourth with 76 points. "We're not really"
Leadership role more difficult for Toews with all the Hawks' challenges
February 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"In his role as Blackhawks captain, it often falls to Jonathan Toews to demand more from teammates when things aren't going well. Before he does so, the NHL's youngest captain first makes sure his own game is in order. "There's not much to be said if you're not playing well yourself," said Toews, who is playing exceptionally well with three goals and 14 assists in the last 11 games for a Hawks team that has captured points in six of its last seven games. "First and foremost, it's probably the No. 1 thing you're trying to worry about and after that you always have to be saying the right things at the right moment." Toews' third season wearing the ''C'' on his sweater hasn't gone as smoothly"
Blackhawks respond to Toews' tirade, rally to beat Blues
February 22
Chicago Tribune
 
"Watching the Blackhawks sleepwalk through the first period of a game they absolutely had to win was too much for Jonathan Toews to stomach. So the captain let his teammates have it. "Maybe I got after the boys a little bit too much, but we saw the guys responded to it," Toews said after the Hawks' 5-3 victory Monday over the Blues. "What's frustrating (is), we say things before the game that we have to do and we go out there and play the way we did in the first 20 minutes. It was unacceptable and the leaders in the locker room held the rest of the team accountable and everyone stepped up to the plate in the second 20 (minutes)." And how. Trailing 2-0 after an awful opening period, the"
Toews has some serious fun during All-Star festivities
January 31
Chicago Tribune
 
""Captain Serious" was all smiles over the weekend. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was noticeably relaxed during the NHL All-Star Game festivities, taking advantage of a break from the rigors of the defending Stanley Cup champions' roller-coaster regular season. "Back home it's always about a win or a loss and what you have to do," said Toews, who had a goal and two assists during Team Lidstrom's 11-10 victory over Team Staal in Sunday's game. "Here it's a lot of guys just mixing it up and having fun with the media and the fans. It's a good time for everybody." In Toews' second All-Star Game appearance, the center was able to fly under the radar and concentrate on interacting with the"
Good times roll for Blackhawks at skills event
January 30
Chicago Tribune
 
"Blackhawks All-Stars showcased their skills and their wit during Saturday night's SuperSkills competition at RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. The Hawks' All-Stars had a good laugh at the expense of captain Jonathan Toews, who was awarded a do-over after falling to teammate Patrick Sharp in a duel during the accuracy event because he couldn't hear the whistle to start. Toews then went on to defeat Sharp in the only head-to-head matchup between Hawks. "It kind of sucks for him and for me," Toews said with a laugh. "I don't really feel great about it. Everyone's calling me a crybaby now because they gave me a rematch. Maybe we'll have to do it again in Chicago and have a rubber match, best out of"
Collection of old and current Hawks on same team for All-Star Game
January 29
Chicago Tribune
 
"When Joel Quenneville glances at the opposing bench during Sunday's NHL All-Star Game, the Blackhawks coach will see plenty of familiar faces. Quenneville will face current players Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews during Sunday's contest at RBC Center, as well as former Hawks Dustin Byfuglien and Martin Havlat. Those players all ended up on Team Lidstrom after Friday night's All-Star Fantasy Player Draft in Raleigh, N.C. A coin flip earlier in the day determined Quenneville and assistant Mike Haviland would coach Team Staal. "I'm definitely not going to go by the bench and yap at (Quenneville) or mouth off to him or anything like that," Toews said. "It's just good to have him"
Toews toughs it out to play against Flyers
January 24
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Toews didn't have much time to recuperate from being banged up 24 hours earlier, but that didn't stop the Blackhawks center from taking the ice for Sunday's game against the Flyers. After not playing the final five minutes of Saturday's game against the Red Wings in Detroit with a lower-body injury, Toews logged the most ice time among Hawks forwards during their 4-1 loss to the Flyers. Toews finished with two shots on goal, two hits, two takeaways and was a minus-2 in 19 minutes, 45 seconds. "I look at it two ways," Toews said. "Either you're good enough to go or you're not. (Saturday) I felt it was fine. Everyone along the season and in the playoffs you play with something here"
Toews can concentrate on playing All-Star Game
January 19
Chicago Tribune
 
"That his All-Star Game experience already rates a C-minus is absolutely no issue for Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks captain won't serve in the same capacity for the Jan. 30 game, as the Red Wings' Nicklas Lidstrom and the Hurricanes' Eric Staal were named team captains Tuesday. They therefore will draft their respective rosters two days before the game itself. All that is now off the table for Toews, who deemed himself "relieved" simply to enjoy the experience with three Hawks teammates. "I was kind of surprised everyone was asking me who I was going to pick anyway," Toews said. "It sounded like you all knew something I didn't because I was pretty sure that wasn't going to happen. The four"