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USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Jonathan Toews returning to NHL, signs with Jets after two-year absence
Three-time Stanley Cup winner Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL after a two-year health-related absence. He agreed to terms with the Winnipeg Jets on a one-year contract, which Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports is worth $2 million and loaded with incentives. Toews played youth hockey in Winnipeg is joining a team that won the Presidents' Trophy as the top regular-season team. 'I'm grateful to be making my return to the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets,' Toews, 37, said in a statement. 'It's very special to come home and play in front of my family and friends in Manitoba. The Jets have been on the rise over the last few seasons and I'm eager to join the group and help however I can.' He has 372 goals, 511 assists and 883 points in 1,067 career-regular season games, all with the Chicago Blackhawks. He was the Blackhawks' captain when that team won Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He won the 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading all postseason scorers with 29 points as the Blackhawks ended a 49-year championship drought. Toews won the Selke Trophy as top defensive forward during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. The Blackhawks opened that season with a 24-game point streak and captured the Stanley Cup. He had 21 points in 23 games during the 2015 Cup run. He also won Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2010 and 2014. In recent years, he had dealt with health issues. Toews missed the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season because of chronic immune response syndrome. He also sat out for two months in 2021-22 because of the effects of that and of long COVID. After playing in 2022-23, he skipped the last two seasons in order to get healthy. 'We are excited to add a proven winner like Jonathan Toews to the Winnipeg Jets,' Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said. 'It will be a unique opportunity for Jonathan to play for his hometown team. His talent, drive, and experience will be a great complement to our club." The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
UPI
a day ago
- Sport
- UPI
NHL: Longtime Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews to sign with Jets
June 20 (UPI) -- Longtime Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews agreed to a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Friday. "I'm grateful to be making my return to the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets," Toews said in a news release. "It's very special to come home and play in front of my family and friends in Manitoba. "The Jets have been on the rise over the last few seasons and I'm eager to join the group and help however I can." Toews, 37, entered the league as the No. 3 overall pick by the Blackhawks in the 2006 NHL Draft. He won win three Stanley Cups, a Selke Trophy, a Conn Smythe Trophy and a Mark Messier Award over 15 seasons with the Blackhawks. Toews did not play during the last two seasons after the Blackhawks announced he would not be re-signed. He also dealt with chronic inflammatory response syndrome, which limited him over his final two seasons in Chicago. Toews totaled a career-high 81 points, including 35 goals and 46 assists over 82 appearances for the Blackhawks in 2018-19. He totaled 31 points over 53 appearances in 2022-23, his most recent season. "We are excited to add a proven winner like Jonathan Toews to the Winnipeg Jets," Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said. "It will be a unique opportunity for Jonathan to play for his hometown team. His talent, drive, and experience will be a great complement to our club. We will withhold further comment until July 1."
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jonathan Toews returns to NHL after two-year absence, signs with hometown Winnipeg Jets
After two seasons out of the NHL, former Chicago Blackhawks legend Jonathan Toews is making a comeback. Toews, who sat out the past two seasons due to health issues, signed a deal with the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, the team announced. Toews, 37, last played in the NHL during the 2022-23 season. Injuries disrupted his season, causing him to play in just 53 games. He scored a career-low 31 points. While Toews' career got off to a tremendous start, injuries disrupted his Hall of Fame performance in his prime. Toews missed the entire 2020-21 NHL season after being diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS). He returned to action the following year, but scored just 37 points. After another tough season in 2022-23, Toews said CIRS and Long COVID were still affecting his game. Advertisement That August, Toews said he intended to sit out the 2023-24 season to focus on recovery. In March of 2025, Toews said he was ready to return to the NHL, telling The Athletic, "I still think there's something left to give.' Toews added that he wanted a fresh start, and wanted to play for a team other than the Blackhawks. It's impossible to overstate the impact Toews had on Chicago after he was selected as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2006 NHL Draft. He exceeded lofty expectations, leading the team to three Stanley Cup championships. Toews also won the 2009-10 Conn Smythe award and the Selke Trophy during the 2012-13 season for his defensive excellence. Two seasons later, he was awarded the Mark Messier leadership award. In 15 seasons with the Blackhawks, Toews registered 372 goals, 511 assists and 883 points. Those figures rank sixth, eighth and sixth — respectively — in Blackhawks history.
Miami Herald
4 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Panthers' Tkachuk reveals serious injury he played through during playoffs
The Florida Panthers have won the Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season. Three of their stars battled a slew of pain to make sure the repeat could happen. None bigger than star winger Matthew Tkachuk. Shortly after the series-clinching 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, Tkachuk finally revealed exactly what has been ailing him since the 4 Nations Face-Off in mid-February, announcing in an interview with TNT that he had a torn adductor muscle, which had torn all the way off the bone, in addition to a sports hernia. 'He was a mess,' Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. Yet after missing the final 25 games of the season and being uncertain for the start of the playoffs, Tkachuk played in every game and finished averaging a point per game — 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 23 games. Meanwhile, top-line forwards Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart — who finished first and second in voting for the Selke Trophy given annually to the league's best defensive forward — also dealt with injuries late in the playoff run. Maurice said Barkov split his hand open in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and Reinhart played through a Grade 2 MCL sprain that came from the hit by Sebastian Aho in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes. The two still were dominant throughout the playoffs. Barkov had 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 22 games. Reinhart had 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 21 games, including four goals in Game 6 of the Cup Final on Tuesday to secure Florida's repeat bid.
Global News
5 days ago
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- Global News
McDavid talks about Oilers facing possible elimination in Game 6 of Stanley Cup final
Connor McDavid chose his words carefully. The Oilers captain — undoubtedly hockey's best player — had just been asked about the pressure on himself in his team's moment of need. 'That's a pretty heavy question,' McDavid said with Edmonton facing elimination in the Stanley Cup final. 'I don't think about it that way. If you think about it that way, you'd be probably pretty crippled in terms of how you prepare and how you play. 'It's a big game. Everybody knows that. I know that. And I'm looking forward to it.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "It's a big game. Everybody knows that. I know that. And I'm looking forward to it." That big game comes Tuesday night with the Oilers down 3-2 to the defending champion Florida Panthers in the NHL title series. Edmonton battled hard to get the showcase matchup even at 2-2 with a 5-4 overtime road victory after trailing 3-0 in the first period of Game 4, but then laid an egg at home in Saturday's 5-2 loss to press their collective back against the wall. Story continues below advertisement The Oilers, in short, have no margin for error. 'The Cup will be in the building,' McDavid said of Game 6. 'Those are games that you dream of. Obviously, it's not for us, but any time the Cup's in the building and you're playing, it's a good sign.' Edmonton will need a much better start to make sure hockey's holy grail gets put back in its case and loaded onto a plane for a potential Game 7 in the Alberta capital Friday. Florida, which topped the Oilers in seven in last year's final despite nearly blowing a 3-0 series lead, has outscored Edmonton 11-4 in the first period, including an ugly 7-0 mark over the last three contests. 'It would be nice to go out there and play with the lead,' said Oilers forward Corey Perry, competing in his sixth final. 'That's our goal — to start strong, get that first one and play from there.' Story continues below advertisement McDavid is tied for playoff scoring lead alongside teammate and fellow centre Leon Draisaitl with 33 points, but registered just his first goal of the final with Edmonton down 3-0 in Game 5. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The 28-year-old superstar has seen plenty of Florida captain Aleksander Barkov — a three-time Selke Trophy winner as the league's top defensive forward — in the series after getting another heavy dose last spring. 'It's going to be a tough test,' Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk said of again trying to knock off Edmonton's No. 97. 'He's desperate to win a Cup … but so are we.' McDavid skated around a question about his own play when speaking to reporters following Monday's practice in sweltering Florida. 'It's not really about me,' he said. 'It's about us. It's about us trying to get a win here … that's what we're looking forward to. Story continues below advertisement Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse said McDavid's leadership and accountability push the group forward. 'Sets the example,' Nurse said. 'When he speaks up, everyone has a lot of respect because of the amount of work that he puts in. Not only coming rink and preparing practice-wise, but knowing what goes on behind closed doors and the commitment and sacrifice and everything that he does for this game and for this team, it motivates us. Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch, who also had McDavid in junior with the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters, said the Newmarket, Ont., product has been a talent others will follow from the start. 'It was his work ethic, his attention to detail, wanting to be the best player possible,' Knoblauch said of the No. 1 pick at the 2015 NHL draft. 'As he's gotten older, you become more comfortable at being a leader and you build that rapport with all the players. 'He's got so much respect from players because of the acknowledgment of the other players' contributions.' Perry played with McDavid at the world championships for Canada in 2016, but didn't really know him until joining the Oilers last season. Story continues below advertisement 'I was very surprised how outgoing he is in the dressing room, how he's friends with everybody,' said the 40-year-old. 'He's that leader. He has a voice and he uses it when something needs to be said. 'His actions speak louder than words … couldn't ask for a better captain.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "His actions speak louder than words … couldn't ask for a better captain." The Oilers have a well-documented history of bouncing back. They were down 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in the second round last spring, trailed the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 to open these playoffs and — of course — nearly pulled off a miraculous Cup final moment 12 months ago. 'For whatever reason, our group doesn't like to make it easy,' McDavid said. 'We've put ourselves in another difficult spot and it's our job to work our way out of it.' Story continues below advertisement The pressure is on.
