Report: Teams expressing interest in Jonathan Toews
Multiple teams have expressed interest in Jonathan Toews as the three-time Stanley Cup champion eyes an NHL comeback, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reports.
An update on Jonathan Toews potential comeback bid tonight on @SportsOnPrimeCA:pic.twitter.com/LUKrSaOAih
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) January 3, 2025
It's unclear if Toews could return to the league this season or in 2025-26, Seravalli adds. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain would need to be on a team's reserve list by the NHL's March 7 trade deadline to suit up in the postseason.
Toews hasn't played since 2022-23, when he tallied 15 goals and 16 assists in 53 games with the Blackhawks. He stepped away from the game to battle chronic inflammatory response syndrome and symptoms of long COVID, which forced him out of the entire 2020-21 campaign and two months of the 2022-23 season.
The 36-year-old recently spoke with GQ's Matthew Roberson about his desire to return to the NHL. Toews also shared details of a late 2024 trip to India where he underwent a five-week detox through a holistic form of alternative medicine known as Ayurveda that involved intense massages, induced vomiting, and enemas.
Toews has resumed skating and is back to his regular playing weight, per Seravalli.
The six-time All-Star has recorded 883 points in 1,067 career games, plus 119 points in 137 postseason contests. Toews captained the Blackhawks to Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013, and 2015, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2010. He also won gold with Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 2014 Sochi Olympics, and 2016 World Cup of Hockey.