Jonathan Toews: career and personal life of a Canadian hockey player

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

Jonathan Toews (also known as "Captain Seriousness") is a Canadian professional ice hockey center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. He is the captain of the team. In the 2006 draft, he was selected to the Chicago team under the third number. In his rookie season for the Blackbirds, he was nominated for the Calder Trophy Award (given annually to the best rookie in the National Hockey League). The following season, he was named team captain, writing his name in NHL history as one of the youngest captains. The height of the hockey player is 188 centimeters, weight - about 95 kg. Left grip.

Achievements in Team Canada

Since 2007, he has been playing for the Canadian national team - he has taken part in several world championships, as well as at the Winter Olympics. In 2007, as part of the national team, he became the world champion, defeating Finland withscore 4-2 (the match was held in Russia). In 2008, the same tournament was marked by the victory of the silver medals of the Canadian team in their homeland, the “gold” was then won by the Russian team, winning the final with a score of 5-4.

Jonathan Toews also took an active part in the Winter Olympics 2010 (Vancouver) and 2014 (Sochi). Both forums were won, so "Captain Seriousness" is also a two-time Olympic champion. In 2016, D. Toews also became the owner of the World Cup.

Club Achievements

In the history of playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews has repeatedly won big cups and trophies. The Canadian is a three-time winner of the Stanley Cup - the most desired title of all hockey players in the world. Thanks to this merit, Jonathan is included in the list of the "Triple Golden Club", that is how hockey players are called who managed to lift the Stanley Cup three or more times over their heads.

Biography and career in the National Hockey League

Jonathan Toews was born on April 29, 1988 in Winnipeg, Canada. In May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Toews scored his first goal on October 10 against the San Jose Sharks. In the very first season, Jonathan showed excellent playing skills, providing all this with a stable result. The team had another young and promising guy - Patrick Kane, who competed with Taves in the fight for the title of the best rookie of the season. Quality game and an irresistible desire to be the bestresulted in Jonathan being nominated for the Calder Trophy, but the award went to the aforementioned Patrick Kane.

Popularity and authority

In December 2007, Jonathan Toews was named captain of the Blackbirds, becoming one of the youngest captains in NHL history.

The 2007/08 season was marked for Toews by an invitation to the NHL All-Star game. The professional growth of the young hockey player was visible to the naked eye. Many leading clubs in the NHL wanted to get a talented center, offering multi-million dollar contracts, but the Canadian remained loyal to Chicago. In February 2009, he scored his first hat-trick in his professional career - goals came against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In total, for the 2008/09 season, Jonathan scored 69 points in 82 meetings.

Three-time Stanley Cup winner signing eight-year, $84 million contract

In June 2010, the Canadian won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in the final. In subsequent years, this title was conquered by Taves twice more.

During the 2014 summer transfer period, Jonathan Toews extended his contract with the Blackbirds for $84 million. The agreement is calculated until 2022.

Private life

Jonathan Toews is in a romantic relationship with famous Playboy magazine model Lindsey Vecchione. The couple has been dating since November 2012. World fundsthe media are waiting, they can’t wait for the hockey player to offer his beloved his hand and heart to head his articles with colorful and “clickable” phrases. Jonathan Toews and his girlfriend are not yet planning children and a wedding, postponing this serious step for later. The couple leads an active lifestyle - they travel around the world and often appear at social events. The hockey player's salary is about 8 million US dollars, so he can afford to live and rest the way he wants. When asked what kind of wife Jonathan Taves should be, the Canadian simply smiles in response.