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sentences: Jonathan Bryan Toews, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Chicago Blackhawks are an American professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois.
 They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The team was first named the "Chicago Black Hawks", until 1986, when spelling found in the original franchise documents spelled the franchise name as the "Chicago Blackhawks", making the team change its name in response.
 The team is also referred to as the "Hawks".
 The Blackhawks began their NHL play in the 1926–27 season as an expansion team with the Detroit Cougars and the New York Rangers, and is one of the Original Six teams.
 The franchise has 6 Stanley Cup championships, most recently winning in the 2014-2015 season.
 Having played in the Chicago Coliseum (1926–1929) and the Chicago Stadium (1929–1994), the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center since 1994.
 The Blackhawks are owned by Rocky Wirtz; Stan Bowman is the general manager, and Jonathan Toews is the team captain.
The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 84th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The season began on October 2, 2009, with a pair of games against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, and ended on June 9, 2010, when the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, giving the organization its first NHL championship since 1961 and fourth overall.
 For the first time since the 1996–97 season, the Blackhawks made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
 The 2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks were voted by fans on NHL.com as one of the top 20 greatest teams in NHL history.
The 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 83rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 Prior to the start of the season, the Blackhawks announced that 20-year-old center Jonathan Toews would serve as the team's captain for the 2008–09 season, thus making him the 3rd-youngest player to earn that distinction in the NHL.
 Their regular season began on October 10, 2008, against the New York Rangers and concluded on April 12, 2009, against the rival Detroit Red Wings.
 The Blackhawks played in the Winter Classic, an outdoor game, against the Red Wings at Wrigley Field on January 1, 2009.
 The team succeeded in making the 2008–09 playoffs with a 3–1 win over Nashville on April 3 after missing the 2007–08 playoffs by three points.
The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
 The Blackhawks finished the season with a 48–28–6 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division.
 They defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 4 games to 2.
 In the next round, they swept the Minnesota Wild 4 games to 0.
 In the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks outlasted the Anaheim Ducks, winning the series 4 games to 3.
 In the Stanley Cup Final, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning.
 On June 15, 2015, the team won the Stanley Cup, beating the Lightning 4 games to 2, and winning the Cup at home for the first time since 1938.
 This was the Blackhawks' third Cup championship in six seasons.
 Duncan Keith received the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs.
The 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 65th season.
 After making the Conference Finals two years in a row, the Blackhawks were hosts for one of the most emotional NHL All-Star Game games in history, and finished with 106 points winning the NHL Presidents' Trophy for best record in the league.
 The Hawks received terrific performances from Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, Dirk Graham and rookie Ed Belfour.
 Hockey it seemed was back in Chicago, and dreams of the first Stanley Cup since Hull and Mikita were rampant.
 However the playoffs matched the Hawks with their old rivals, the Minnesota North Stars, who crushed their dreams with a defeat in the first round of the 1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs - four games to two.
 90-91 represented the peak of the Blackhawks between the Hull/Mikita years and the Toews/Kane years, and is probably the best Blackhawks team never to win the Stanley Cup.
The 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 74th season of operation.
 Finishing 11th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the playoffs.
The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation.
 Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.
The Chicago Blackhawks are an American professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois.
 They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The team was first named the "Chicago Black Hawks", until 1986, when spelling found in the original franchise documents spelled the franchise name as the "Chicago Blackhawks", making the team change its name in response.
 The team is also referred to as the "Hawks".
 The Blackhawks began their NHL play in the 1926–27 season as an expansion team with the Detroit Cougars and the New York Rangers, and is one of the Original Six teams.
 The franchise has 6 Stanley Cup championships, most recently winning in the 2014–15 season.
 Having played in the Chicago Coliseum (1926–1929) and the Chicago Stadium (1929–1994), the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center since 1994.
 The team has had nine general managers since their inception.
The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
 The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
 The Hawks captured the Western Conference championship, and went on to defeat the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games to capture their fifth Stanley Cup in team history.
 The Blackhawks also became just the eighth team to win both the Cup and the Presidents' Trophy (as the team with the best regular season record) in the same season.
 Chicago's Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.

Question: Question: The team captain of the 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season was born in what year? 

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 Jonathan Bryan Toews, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born April 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently serves as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). 

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 The Chicago Blackhawks are an American professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois.
 They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The team was first named the "Chicago Black Hawks", until 1986, when spelling found in the original franchise documents spelled the franchise name as the "Chicago Blackhawks", making the team change its name in response.
 The team is also referred to as the "Hawks".
 The Blackhawks began their NHL play in the 1926–27 season as an expansion team with the Detroit Cougars and the New York Rangers, and is one of the Original Six teams.
 The franchise has 6 Stanley Cup championships, most recently winning in the 2014-2015 season.
 Having played in the Chicago Coliseum (1926–1929) and the Chicago Stadium (1929–1994), the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center since 1994.
 The Blackhawks are owned by Rocky Wirtz; Stan Bowman is the general manager, and Jonathan Toews is the team captain. 

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 The 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks season is the club's 83rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
 Prior to the start of the season, the Blackhawks announced that 20-year-old center Jonathan Toews would serve as the team's captain for the 2008–09 season, thus making him the 3rd-youngest player to earn that distinction in the NHL.
 Their regular season began on October 10, 2008, against the New York Rangers and concluded on April 12, 2009, against the rival Detroit Red Wings.
 The Blackhawks played in the Winter Classic, an outdoor game, against the Red Wings at Wrigley Field on January 1, 2009.
 The team succeeded in making the 2008–09 playoffs with a 3–1 win over Nashville on April 3 after missing the 2007–08 playoffs by three points. 

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 The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
 The Blackhawks finished the season with a 48–28–6 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division.
 They defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 4 games to 2.
 In the next round, they swept the Minnesota Wild 4 games to 0.
 In the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks outlasted the Anaheim Ducks, winning the series 4 games to 3.
 In the Stanley Cup Final, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning.
 On June 15, 2015, the team won the Stanley Cup, beating the Lightning 4 games to 2, and winning the Cup at home for the first time since 1938.
 This was the Blackhawks' third Cup championship in six seasons.
 Duncan Keith received the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs. 

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 The 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 65th season.
 After making the Conference Finals two years in a row, the Blackhawks were hosts for one of the most emotional NHL All-Star Game games in history, and finished with 106 points winning the NHL Presidents' Trophy for best record in the league.
 The Hawks received terrific performances from Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, Dirk Graham and rookie Ed Belfour.
 Hockey it seemed was back in Chicago, and dreams of the first Stanley Cup since Hull and Mikita were rampant.
 However the playoffs matched the Hawks with their old rivals, the Minnesota North Stars, who crushed their dreams with a defeat in the first round of the 1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs - four games to two.
 90-91 represented the peak of the Blackhawks between the Hull/Mikita years and the Toews/Kane years, and is probably the best Blackhawks team never to win the Stanley Cup. 

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 The 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 74th season of operation.
 Finishing 11th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the playoffs. 

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 The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation.
 Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs. 

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 The 2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season is the 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.
 The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
 The Hawks captured the Western Conference championship, and went on to defeat the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games to capture their fifth Stanley Cup in team history.
 The Blackhawks also became just the eighth team to win both the Cup and the Presidents' Trophy (as the team with the best regular season record) in the same season.
 Chicago's Patrick Kane was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. 

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Answer: 1988