Jonathan Toews hasn't played an NHL game since the 2022-23 season and is now 37 years old, but he is determined and believes he is ready to return to the NHL.
According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, Toews reached out to his agent, Pat Brisson, yesterday to inform him he's 100 percent committed to returning to the NHL next season. Throughout the 2024-25 season, Toews was reported as "interested" in making a return but had not made a final decision. LeBrun said in a post on X that he "just spoke with Brisson, who says he will start taking calls from NHL teams on Toews now leading up to July 1."
Toews is a certified winner and is known as one of the best captains in NHL history. In his prime, he was known as one of the best two-way centers in the NHL, scoring a career-high 35 goals and 81 points in the 2018-19 season. In his NHL career, Toews won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks while adding a Conn Smythe Trophy, Selke Trophy and the Mark Messier Leadership Award.
Internationally, Toews is a part of the Triple Gold Club, winning gold medals at the Olympics twice, the World Juniors twice and the World Championship once. He's had a historic career that will likely get him into the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Despite that, the Winnipeg, MN native is eager to get back to the NHL, and TSN's Darren Dreger believes there will be a lot of teams lining up for his services, and the Jets will be leading the way.
Toews will have a long list of clubs with interest. The @NHLJets will be front and centre when the time is right. Could be a great fit. https://t.co/KIVzv8I9UL
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 29, 2025
In his late 30s, it might be a large ask to slot him into a second-line center role, but if he is in as great of shape as he claims to be, he could be the perfect cost-efficient center. When Frank Seravalli first broke the news about Toews' desire to return in January, he listed the Jets, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Avalanche as possible suitors.
The market will be competitive, but the Jets hold the advantage of being his hometown team.
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