Jonathan Toews Jonathan Bryan Toews , OM ( / ˈteɪvz / tayvz ; 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 ) . 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 for 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 playoff MVP . After winning the Cup , Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club . He won the Stanley Cup again in 2013 and 2015 . Toews competes internationally for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2005 World U - 17 Hockey Challenge , 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships , 2007 World Championship , the 2010 Winter Olympics ( a tournament in which he was named Best Forward ) and the 2014 Winter Olympics . Playing career . Amateur . Toews was selected first overall in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft by the Tri - City Americans , but chose instead to play college hockey at the University of North Dakota . Prior to joining the North Dakota Fighting Sioux , he played 2004 - 05 at Shattuck - St . Mary ' s , a boarding school in Faribault , Minnesota . He scored 110 points in 64 games in his only season with the team . Toews played two seasons at North Dakota , compiling 85 points ( 40 goals , 45 assists ) , a plus - 38 rating and a 56 . 7 % faceoff winning percentage in 76 games . He helped the Fighting Sioux reach the NCAA Frozen Four in both 2006 and ' 07 . Toews ' registered 39 points as a freshman and earned Rookie of the Week honours twice . He helped North Dakota capture the Broadmoor Cup as WCHA champions and also was named West Regional MVP after tallying five points . Going into the 2006 NHL Entry Draft , Toews was ranked third overall by NHL Central Scouting and was chosen third overall by the Chicago Blackhawks . Professional . Chicago Blackhawks . In 2007 - 08 , he opted out of his final two years of college hockey to debut with the Blackhawks after signing a 3 - year , entry level contract on May 16 , 2007 . He scored his first NHL goal on his first shot in his first game on October 10 against the San Jose Sharks . He then recorded the second - longest point - scoring streak to start an NHL career , registering a point in each of his first 10 games ( 5 goals , 5 assists ) . On January 1 , 2008 , Toews sprained his knee in a game against the Los Angeles Kings . Despite missing 16 games from the injury , Toews led all rookies in goal - scoring and finished third in points . Toews finished second in team scoring behind fellow rookie Patrick Kane . Toews and Kane battled all season for the lead in team and rookie scoring before Toews went down to injury . The two were both nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy along with Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Bäckström ; teammate Kane was named rookie of the year over Toews . On July 18 , 2008 , Toews was named team captain of the Blackhawks . At 20 years and 79 days , he became the third youngest team captain in NHL history , behind Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins . Toews was previously named an alternate captain in December 2007 , during his rookie season . In the subsequent season , he was voted as a starter , along with teammates Patrick Kane and Brian Campbell , for the 2009 NHL All - Star Game in Montreal . On February 27 , 2009 he recorded his first career hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins , scoring three of his team ' s goals at home in a 5 - 4 overtime loss . Toews finished the 2008 - 09 season with 69 points in 82 games , helping the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance since 2002 . He then added 13 points in 17 playoff games as the Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference finals , where they were eliminated by the Detroit Red Wings in five games . Less than a month into the 2009 - 10 season , Toews was sidelined with concussion - like symptoms after receiving an open - ice hit from defenceman Willie Mitchell in a 3 – 2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on October 21 , 2009 . Toews had his head down while receiving a pass in the neutral zone when Mitchell left the penalty box and checked him with his shoulder . Toews was sidelined for several games before returning to the line - up . In the final year of his contract , Toews , as well as teammates Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane , agreed to extensions in early December 2009 . His deal was structured similarly to Kane ' s , worth about $ 6 . 5 million annually for five seasons . Toews finished the season with 68 points in 76 games . During the 2010 playoffs , Toews recorded his second career hat - trick , along with two assists , leading the Blackhawks in a 7 – 4 playoff victory against Vancouver on May 7 , 2010 . On June 9 , 2010 , Toews led Chicago to the franchise ' s first Stanley Cup championship since 1961 , defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of the Finals . He became the second - youngest captain in the history of the NHL to win the Cup , behind Sidney Crosby , who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to the championship the previous season . Toews scored seven goals and 29 points in the playoffs , and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP . By winning the Stanley Cup , he also became the youngest player , at 22 years of age , to become a member of the Triple Gold Club ( Olympic gold , the Stanley Cup and World Championship ) . In the off - season , Toews was selected to be the cover player for EA Sports ' video game " NHL 11 " on June 21 , 2010 . It marked the first time in EA Sports history that two players of the same team were featured on a video game cover two years in a row , as teammate Patrick Kane had been on the cover of " NHL 10 . " During the 2010 - 11 NHL season season , Toews recorded a career - high 76 points in 80 games . Due to salary cap constraints , the Blackhawks were forced to trade away many of their players from the previous season ' s championship - winning team , including Antti Niemi , Dustin Byfuglien , Kris Versteeg and Andrew Ladd . As a result , the Blackhawks narrowly made the 2011 playoffs , ending the regular season as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference . Down three - games - to - none in the opening round against the Vancouver Canucks , the Blackhawks won three - straight games to force a deciding Game 7 . In the contest , Toews scored a short - handed game - tying goal with 1 : 26 remaining in regulation . The Canucks , however , went on to score five minutes into the ensuing overtime period to eliminate the Blackhawks . Toews had four points in the seven - game series . Toews was to play in the NHL All - Star Game , but an injury sustained during a 5 – 2 loss to the Nashville Predators kept him from playing ; he was replaced by Scott Hartnell . Toews finished the 2011 – 12 season with 57 points in an injury - shortened year . He returned to play at the start of the 2012 playoffs , where he scored the overtime winner in Game 5 to send the series back to Chicago for Game 6 , where the opposition Phoenix Coyotes won 4 – 0 to eliminate the Blackhawks from the playoffs . In the lock - out - shortened season of 2012 - 13 season , Toews returned to top form . He helped the Blackhawks win the Presidents ' Trophy as the team with the best regular season record . In the 2013 playoffs , Toews led the Blackhawks to a Finals over the Boston Bruins , Chicago ' s second title in three seasons . At the end of the year , he was also awarded the Frank J . Selke Trophy as the League ' s top defensive forward and was named to the NHL Second All - Star Team . Toews scored the second natural hat - trick of his NHL career on October 29 , 2013 , against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators . The 2013 - 14 season finished as another productive campaign for Toews . In 76 games , he scored 28 goals and 40 assists for 68 points . The Blackhawks ' 2014 playoff run lasted to overtime of Game 7 of the Western Conference Final , and Toews put up 17 points ( nine goals and eight assists ) in 19 games . For the second year in a row , he finished as a finalist for the Selke Trophy , though he came third in voting behind the winner Patrice Bergeron and first runner - up Anže Kopitar . On July 9 , 2014 , the Blackhawks announced that Toews , along with teammate Patrick Kane , had signed an eight - year extension with the Blackhawks at an average annual salary of $ 10 . 5 million . The contract will come into effect on July 1 , 2015 , for the 2015 - 16 season . During Game 7 of the 2015 Western Conference Final , Toews scored the game ' s first two goals en route to a 5 – 3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks In the Finals , Toews led the Blackhawks to their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons after the team ' s Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning , 2 – 0 . On June 24 , Toews was named the recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award , awarded to the individual " in recognition of his commitment and service to charities in his community , " as well as exemplifying a superior leadership ability in hockey , beating - out fellow finalists Ryan Getzlaf and Andrew Ladd . Toews also won an ESPY Award for ' Best NHL Player ' in 2015 . Electronic Arts selected Toews to appear on the cover of NHL 16 . Toews was selected to play in the 2016 NHL All - Star Game , but was missed the game on account of illness . He was suspended for one game per NHL - rules for not attending the All - Star game . International play . In 2005 , Toews captained Canada West at the World U - 17 Hockey Challenge to a gold medal . He scored the game - winning goal in a 3 - 1 win over Canada Pacific in the championship game . He finished with 12 points , first in tournament scoring , and was named tournament MVP . In his draft year , he competed on Team Canada ' s under - 20 team at the 2006 World Junior Championships as the youngest player on the team . Toews tallied 2 assists during the tournament , both against Norway in preliminary play , as Canada defeated Russia in the gold medal game 5 - 0 . In 2007 , he earned a second straight World Junior gold medal . In the semi - final game against the U . S . , Toews scored three times in the shootout to advance to the final . With 7 points , Toews led Team Canada in scoring and was named to the Tournament All - Star Team with teammate Carey Price . Shortly after his gold medal win , Toews was honored by his hometown AHL team , the Manitoba Moose , on February 3 , 2007 , as he was presented with an honorary jersey for his tournament efforts . That same year , Toews also made his senior international debut at the 2007 World Championships and recorded 7 points in 9 games competing against mostly professional players after coming off just his second year of college hockey . Team Canada earned gold over Finland 4 - 2 in the championship game . In doing so , he became the first Canadian to win a World Junior championship and a World Championship in the same year . After Toews ' rookie year in the NHL , he competed in his second World Championships in 2008 . As Russia defeated Team Canada in overtime in the gold medal game , it marked the first international competition that Toews had not won gold . On December 30 , 2009 , Toews was selected to play for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver . He was named to the squad along with Blackhawks teammates Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith . He ended the tournament with a team - leading eight points , while his seven assists tied with Pavol Demitra of Slovakia for the tournament lead . Toews ' lone goal of the tournament opened the scoring in Canada ' s 3 – 2 overtime win in the gold medal game against the United States . As a result , he was awarded Best Forward and tournament all - star team honours . At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he scored the first goal in the gold medal game against Sweden on the way to Canada ' s second - straight Olympic gold medal . Personal life . Jonathan was born to Bryan Toews , an electrician at the University of Manitoba , and Andrée Gilbert , a native of Quebec from Sainte - Marie who was 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 . In January 2007 , Toews and former North Dakota teammate T . J . Oshie received alcohol - related citations for being minors in a Grand Forks , North Dakota , tavern . Toews and Oshie pleaded guilty to the charges . The two were later placed on probation , and ordered to perform community service . In the spring of 2010 , a large mural of Toews visible from the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago received a degree of notoriety . The mural depicted Toews with an abnormally shaped nose and mouth , posed beside a picture of the Stanley Cup ( appropriately , Toews would end up holding the Cup after winning it later that year ) . Toews commented on the mural , stating , " I guess it ' s from a picture and they must have embellished it a little bit . They ' re not helping me by any means . " Following the celebration of Toews bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Winnipeg , the Province of Manitoba announced that they would be naming a northern lake after Toews in honour 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 honour his achievement and hard work ethic . Toews trains with EVO Ultrafit throughout the year .