BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan Toews (pronounced /ˈteɪvz/; born April 29, 1988 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center and team captain for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
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.
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 North Dakota capture the Broadmoor Cup as WCHA champions and also was named West Regional MVP after tallying five points.
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). Despite missing 16 games from an injury, Toews led all rookies in goal-scoring and finished third in points.
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 for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal.[7]
In 2005, Toews captained Canada West at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge to a gold medal and was named tournament MVP.
In 2007, he earned a second straight World Junior gold medal. With 7 points, Toews led Team Canada in scoring and was named to the Tournament All-Star Team with teammate Carey Price. That same year, with Team Canada, Toews earned a 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.