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Jonathan Toews Announces Retirement After 2025-26 Season
The 38-year-old center ended his NHL career after returning from a two-year absence to play all 82 games for Winnipeg. Toews won three Stanley Cups with Chicago and two Olympic golds with Canada.
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Jonathan Toews announced his retirement on June 19, 2026, closing a career that included three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals and a final season with the Winnipeg Jets. The 38-year-old center returned to the NHL in 2025-26 after a two-year absence related to chronic immune response syndrome and long COVID. He recorded 11 goals and 18 assists while appearing in all 82 games for Winnipeg.
"I have to say I'm satisfied; I'm fulfilled. I'm so thankful and grateful for the career I had," Toews said at the announcement ceremony in Winnipeg. " Toews spent 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, captaining the team to Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2010 and finished his NHL career with 383 goals and 529 assists in 1,149 regular-season games. The Blackhawks posted on X that Toews was the "heartbeat" of the team during his time in Chicago. " Toews also won Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2010 and 2014, the World Cup in 2016, a world championship in 2007, and consecutive world junior titles in 2006 and 2007.
His final season allowed the Manitoba native to return to his hometown team before stepping away from the game.
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