Nicknamed "Captain Serious", Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
Jonathan Bryan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey center and captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed “Captain Serious”, Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He was born to Bryan Toews, an electrician at the University of Manitoba, and Andrée Gilbert, a native of Sainte-Marie, Quebec, the managing director, and finance expert for a credit union in the Winnipeg region before retiring to oversee Toews’ media relations. He is bilingual, speaking fluent French and English.
Like Toews, his brother David also attended Shattuck-Saint Mary’s and began his freshman year at the University of North Dakota in 2008–09. His cousin Kai Toews is a professional basketball player. After winning the Stanley Cup championship in 2010, the Province of Manitoba announced that it would be naming a northern lake after Toews in honor of his success. The lake is located 150 km (93 mi) north of Flin Flon and is named Toews Lake. The same day, the Dakota Community Centre in St. Vital where Toews first played organized hockey was renamed the Jonathan Toews Community Centre. Additionally, he was given the Keys to the City to honor his achievement and strong work ethic.
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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 second-youngest captain in NHL history (after Sidney Crosby) at the time. Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs. On December 30, 2009, Toews was selected to play for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was named to the squad along with Blackhawks teammates Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith.
| Games | 1014 |
| Total Points | 852 |
| Total Goals | 357 |
| Total Assists | 495 |
With the success that Jonathan has achieved along with the fame he has reached, he has become a wealthy man with an estimated net worth of $26 million. Jonathan Toews signed a 8 year / $84,000,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, including a $44,000,000 signing bonus, $84,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $10,500,000. Toews will earn a base salary of $2,900,000 and a signing bonus of $4,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $10,500,000 in 2022-23. He is one of the richest Hockey players & also listed as one of the most popular Hockey players. Due to a massive fan following on Social Media Jonathan Toews generates a good amount of money from those platforms.
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