Jonathan Toews News: Pro Sports Daily

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November 18

Chicago Sun-Times

"It's no secret that Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman wants to sign Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith to long-term contracts before they become restricted free agents after this season. The Hawks still would have the right to match offers any of the three might receive from other clubs if that happened, but all three strongly stated after practice Tuesday that they want to remain with the Hawks for the long term. Recent published reports even suggested their signings are imminent, but that might be wishful thinking on the part of both the players and the team. There was no sign of signings after the workout Tuesday. ''I guess there's a little bit of a rumor out there,'' ..."

Just few loose ends remain on 3 Chicago Blackhawks extensions

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November 18

Chicago Tribune

"From their first Prospects Camp in the summer of 2007, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have experienced just about everything in their Blackhawks careers together. Now that the young forwards are poised to sign contract extensions, fittingly they likely will do so at the same time. With just some loose ends to tie up, Toews and Kane are expected to sign five-year deals worth $6 million annually, according to TSN in Canada. Defenseman Duncan Keith will sign a 13-year deal, also according to TSN, for less money annually. Thus the club will keep the potential restricted free agents long term. "It's nicer to get it done all at the same time rather than one guy and then another and then maybe ..."

Hawks set to sign Kane, Toews, Keith to new contracts

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November 17

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks are set to sign young stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews to contract extensions, a source close to the organization confirmed Monday. The announcement of the signing of the forwards, both restricted free agents after the season, is expected in the next day or two before the team leaves for a 10-day, six-game trip beginning Thursday night in Calgary. In addition, the Hawks are said to be near an agreement with defenseman Duncan Keith, and the team could announce all three signings as early as Tuesday. There has been much speculation that the Hawks would not be able to sign the players because of salary-cap concerns for the 2010-11 season, but general manager Stan Bowman ..."

A triumphant return

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November 10

Chicago Sun-Times

"Apparently all it took to get the Blackhawks' power play working was the return of Jonathan Toews. The team captain returned from a six-game layoff to recover from a concussion and was on the ice for two third-period goals with the man advantage. Toews scored the second of the two, and they led to a solid 4-1 victory Monday over the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center. Until the third-period explosion, the Hawks had converted on three of their previous 33 power plays, a streak stretching back to the Oct. 15. It was 1-1 when Troy Brouwer scored on the first power play 93 seconds into the third period. Toews' goal followed at 5:04, thanks to a good bounce off the boards. ''I was coming ..."

Blackhawks beat Kings 4-1

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November 10

Chicago Tribune

"First the Blackhawks welcomed Jonathan Toews and Ben Eager back to the lineup, and then they welcomed their power play back from whatever abyss it had sunk into. Sparked by the return of their captain, who missed nearly three weeks with a concussion, the Hawks played a solid game in all aspects as they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Monday night at the United Center. The Hawks got two goals with a man advantage, including one by Toews, in the third period to break open a close game and improve their record to 9-5-2 in front of a crowd of 20,293. Troy Brouwer had a goal and two assists, and John Madden and Andrew Ebbett also scored. Goaltender Cristobal Huet made 17 saves to record ..."

Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, Ben Eager return from concussions

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November 10

Chicago Tribune

"Jonathan Toews' long wait finally ended. So did Ben Eager's even longer wait. The Blackhawks forwards returned Monday night after recovering from concussions. Toews missed six games after taking a crunching check from the Canucks' Willie Mitchell on Oct. 21. "I thought I might only be (out) a couple of games," said Toews, who scored his second goal of the season in the third period of the Hawks' 4-1 victory over the Kings. "It just kept dragging out. You feel like you're very close to being 100 percent, but you know with any tiny, little symptom, it's not good to go out there and try and play through it. You don't know what you're risking. "It was hard, it was depressing and especially ..."

Toews, Eager look ready to return; Bolland still iffy

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November 9

Chicago Sun-Times

"It wasn't a done deal after practice Sunday, but Jonathan Toews and Ben Eager are poised to return to the Blackhawks' lineup for the game tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center. Dave Bolland is another matter. The second-line center couldn't skate with the team for the second consecutive day because of his chronically sore back. Coach Joel Quenneville said Bolland is ''still day-to-day,'' but shutting him down for either a lengthy rest or surgery is looming as an option. ''We'll see. That's not where we're at right now,'' Quenneville said. Kris Versteeg again would move from wing to center if Bolland can't play. Toews, who has missed six games while recovering from a ..."

Toews back on ice for Chicago Blackhawks

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November 5

Chicago Tribune

"It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks' captain has had to sit and wait rather impatiently while he recovers from a concussion that caused him to miss four games. The wait could be at an end as the center returned to the ice Wednesday for the first time since theCanucks' Willie Mitchell crunched him at center ice on Oct. 21. Toews joined his Hawks teammates as they practiced at Jobing.com Arena in preparation for Thursday night's game against the Coyotes. "It was frustrating to be out as long as I was," Toews said. "I feel good and I feel confident out there. I don't feel like I'm missing a step yet. The legs are little heavy (Wednesday) but it only ..."

Toews stays off the ice

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November 3

Daily Southtown

"The Blackhawks always have maintained that Jonathan Toews is ''day to day'' with concussion-like symptoms, but he still hasn't returned to the ice. He missed practice Monday at the United Center, and if he misses the next workout Wednesday in Phoenix, he'll have been off the ice for two weeks since he absorbed a thunderous hit Oct. 21 from Vancouver Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell. ''Every day you're hopeful he can get on the ice and be part of it,'' coach Joel Quenneville said. The Hawks face the Coyotes on Thursday and the Colorado Avalanche on Friday in Denver. Quenneville had predicted that Toews' injury would be ''short term,'' but two weeks might be stretching that a bit and ..."

Hawks optimistic Toews' injury still day-to-day

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November 3

Chicago Sun-Times

"The Blackhawks always have maintained that Jonathan Toews is ''day-to-day'' with concussion-like symptoms, but he still hasn't returned to the ice. He missed practice Monday at the United Center, and if he misses the next workout Wednesday in Phoenix, he'll have been off the ice for two weeks since he absorbed a thunderous hit from Vancouver Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell on Oct. 21. ''Every day you're hopeful he can get on the ice and be part of it,'' coach Joel Quenneville said. The Hawks face the Coyotes on Thursday and the Colorado Avalanche on Friday in Denver. Quenneville had predicted that Toews' injury would be ''short term,'' but two weeks might be stretching that a bit and ..."

Injury issues coming to head

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November 3

Chicago Tribune

"It has been a little more than four years since Keith Primeau played his final game in the NHL. It was Oct. 25, 2005, when Primeau, playing for the Flyers, took a hit from the Canadiens' Alexander Perezhogin and suffered a concussion. It was not the first concussion Primeau had endured during his 15 years in the league, but it was the last as it forced the three-time 30-goal scorer and two-time NHL All-Star into early retirement. It was an injury from which Primeau still hasn't fully recovered. So it pained Primeau to see the video of Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews struggling to get to his skates and falling before he reached the bench after a crunching open-ice hit from the Canucks' ..."

Toews, Seabrook could miss next 2 games

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October 28

Chicago Sun-Times

"Chances are good that if Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook can't practice with the Blackhawks today, they'll sit out another two games. The two stars took hard hits in the loss to the Vancouver Canucks last Wednesday and haven't been on the ice since. Though the Hawks attribute their absence to only ''upper body injuries,'' both are being treated for concussion-like symptoms. They attended the 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday at the United Center but were unavailable for interviews. ''Right now, they're not doing much,'' coach Joel Quenneville said. ''They'll tell us what to do, how they're feeling. They're day-to-day.'' Quenneville said a decision on their availability for ..."

Slow going for Toews, Seabrook

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October 27

Daily Herald

"Concussions are tricky things as the Blackhawks are finding out with Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. Toews and Seabrook missed their second straight game Monday as a result of the concussion-like symptoms they suffered from hits last week against Vancouver. While coach Joel Quenneville is hopeful one or both of his stars can return later this week, it sounded as if Toews and Seabrook weren't progressing as well Monday as the team said they were over the weekend. "Right now they're not doing much," Quenneville said. Toews and Seabrook must pass physical tests mandated by the NHL for concussions before they can play again. "Both days (Saturday and Monday) we came in here game day with a ..."

Seabrook, Toews iffy for tonight's game vs. Wild

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October 26

Chicago Sun-Times

"Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews remained off the ice at the Blackhawks' workout Sunday, and it's unlikely they'll play tonight against the Minnesota Wild at the United Center. Both are nursing concussion-like symptoms after taking hits in the loss Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks. Coach Joel Quenneville continues to hope that either or both will be back tonight. ''We'll see how they present in the morning,'' Quenneville said. ''There's a chance they could play, and we're seeing progress. They're very comparable in where they're at. [Toews] presents better one day; Brent presents better the next.''"

Shout-out for shutout

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October 25

Chicago Sun-Times

"Center Jonathan Toews and defenseman Brent Seabrook played in all 82 regular-season games last season and were big reasons the Hawks amassed 104 points and advanced to the Western Conference finals. Things didn't look promising with both players sitting out Saturday with concussion-like symptoms, but the Hawks did just fine without them. Cristobal Huet stopped all 27 shots he faced in posting his first shutout of the season, a 2-0 victory against the Nashville Predators before another sellout crowd at the United Center. The result enabled the Hawks to end a two-game home skid, but it was an even bigger victory for Huet because it silenced the boo-birds who were getting louder and louder ..."

Chicago Blackhawk Brent Seabrook's ironman streak ends at 223

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October 25

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks' defensive unit was without the services of one of its steadiest players for the first time in nearly three years Saturday night. Brent Seabrook had his streak of 223 consecutive regular-season games snapped when he didn't suit up against the Predators at the United Center. Seabrook was injured during the third period of the Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Canucks. Along with captain Jonathan Toews, Seabrook left in the third period of that game with what are believed to be concussions. Both are questionable for Monday night's game against the Wild. Seabrook hadn't missed a game since Dec. 17, 2006, against the Avalanche due to back spasms. He had held the longest streak by any ..."

Toews, Seabrook out for Blackhawks vs. Nashville

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October 24

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks will be without captain Jonathan Toews and defenseman Brent Seabrook when they take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday night at the United Center. Toews was injured after taking a big open-ice check from Vancouver's Willie Mitchell on Wednesday night. The center left that game and missed practice Thursday and Friday with what is believed to be a concussion. Seabrook also left Wednesday's game in the third period with what is also believed to be a concussion. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that both players "could play" against the Preds but neither was on the ice during the morning skate and won't see action. "That's part of the protocal and process, " ..."

If Toews can't go, Ebbett in line to take his spot

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October 24

Chicago Sun-Times

"The Blackhawks acquired Andrew Ebbett at just the right time. He'd be an able fill-in for Jonathan Toews if the team captain can't play tonight against the Nashville Predators at the United Center. Toews and Brent Seabrook missed practice again Friday, but coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't rule either out for the game. Both are nursing concussion-like symptoms suffered in the 3-2 loss Wednesday to the Vancouver Canucks. Though neither player was seen by the media, Quenneville said both ''presented themselves well'' again and said their absence from the lineup ''is definitely looking very short term'' based on the progress they made in the last two days. That still leaves the Hawks in limbo ..."

Nasty hit on Toews got Hawks' attention

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October 23

Chicago Sun-Times

"Vicious, but clean. That's the universal assessment of the hit that Vancouver Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell delivered on Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews late in the game Wednesday at the United Center. The hit, replayed over and over on newscasts throughout the sports world, affected the Hawks' practice Thursday. Five players, Toews among them, stayed off the ice, and coach Joel Quenneville conducted only a short, snappy workout with those who could participate. In addition to Toews, the absentees included defenseman Brent Seabrook, who got kicked in the face during a late-game penalty kill; defenseman Duncan Keith, center Dave Bolland and winger Andrew Ladd. Keith, Bolland and Ladd ..."

Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook 'progressed really well'

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October 23

Chicago Tribune

"As Jonathan Toews lay crumpled at center ice Wednesday after a huge open-ice check from Willie Mitchell, there was no lack of willingness from the Blackhawks captain's teammates to respond in kind. There just wasn't much size and toughness to do it effectively. With their two most physical players, Ben Eager and Adam Burish, out with injuries, the Hawks mostly are finesse players whose skills aren't suited for NHL-style retaliation. Second-year winger Kris Versteeg was the first to react as he quickly grabbed Mitchell. But he gave away five inches and 26 pounds to the Canucks defenseman in a skirmish that never really got off the ground. Toews and defenseman Brent Seabrook, who also left ..."

A third-rate disaster

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October 22

Chicago Sun-Times

"Remember that epic battle between the Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their playoff series last May? Well, Wednesday's first meeting since then wasn't anything like the game that sent the Hawks to the Western Conference finals. The Hawks lost this one 3-2 after their captain, Jonathan Toews, was knocked dizzy by a hit from Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell 5:55 into the third period. The Hawks were never the same after that. Mitchell was coming out of the penalty box after the Canucks had killed off a 5-on-3 power play. The Hawks were trying to pad a 2-1 lead. ''A tough play all around,'' Hawks defenseman Cam Barker said. ''Mitchell is two strides out of the box, and you've ..."

Big hit forces Jonathan Toews from game in Blackhawks 3-2 loss

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October 22

Chicago Tribune

"Consider the rivalry between the Blackhawks and Canucks turned up a notch. In their first meeting after the Hawks eliminated the Canucks last season in a hard-fought playoff series, the teams met Wednesday night and the result was ugly for the Hawks on the scoreboard and injury-wise. Hawks captain Jonathan Toews was crunched with an open-ice hit from Willie Mitchell in the third period and didn't return. Defenseman Brent Seabrook also left the game with an injury as the Canucks won 3-2 at the United Center. Coach Joel Quenneville said after the game both players would be evaluated Thursday. The defeat stung the Hawks, but the loss of Toews for a significant period of time would be a bigger ..."

Blackhawks postcard from Zurich

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September 28

Chicago Tribune

"Dispatches from the Hawks as they open the season in Europe. I haven't been downtown yet. Everyone says that's the place to go see as it represents what [ Zurich] is all about. People are very friendly. At the rink we get a lot of young kids, hockey players and people coming to see us at practice and they're all very friendly. It's not a bad little town. It's super-nice in the countryside. We don't understand any German, but you have to communicate with everybody here. The reception went well tonight. We met a couple of players on their team so it's been fun so far. It was good to meet those guys and the captain of the Zurich team (Mathias Seger, pictured above). I think they're all ..."

Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews more relaxed in captain role

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July 20

Chicago Tribune

"It's a different Jonathan Toews compared to this time last year. During the inaugural Blackhawks Convention before the 2008-09 season, a rather stoic Toews was named team captain, making him at age 20 the third-youngest captain in NHL history. Now, as the second annual event wrapped up Sunday at the Chicago Hilton, the 21-year-old native of Winnipeg, Canada, is relaxed and quicker with a smile. "I feel much more comfortable, much more at ease," Toews said. "There's less to worry about. I learned as the season went along to just worry a little bit more about my own game and how I'm playing, and I think everything else seems to fall into place. I have a great group of guys around to help me ..."

Canada invites four Blackhawks to Olympics camp

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July 3

Chicago Sun-Times

"Four members of the Blackhawks were invited Thursday to Canada's orientation camp for next year's Winter Olympics. Defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook and forwards Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews were among 46 players selected for the Aug. 24-27 camp in Calgary. Earlier this week, two other Hawks -- Patrick Kane and Dustin Byfuglien -- were named to the U.S. team's preliminary Olympic roster. Canada's contingent is filled with NHL stars, meaning the selection process for the final spots could be difficult for executive director Steve Yzerman and head coach Mike Babcock. The Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver in February. The current roster includes goaltenders Martin ..."

Toews saw success in sticking together

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May 29

Chicago Tribune

"The Blackhawks have one final task ahead of them. On Friday morning they will clean out their lockers at the United Center after their season ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. "When you look back at the first couple of games in the season, it feels like a long time ago," captain Jonathan Toews said. "We've learned a lot, we've battled through a lot. We had a lot of ups and down as a team, some losing streaks and some winning streaks. "You get to know each other as a team and I think we're really close. We played well and stuck together and that was one of the big reasons we made it this far. When you feel ..."