Overview

• Jonathan Toews was introduced as a member of the Winnipeg Jets at a July 4 press conference following NHL registration of his contract.
• His one-year pact features a $2 million base salary with performance bonuses tied to games played, playoff rounds and a potential Stanley Cup.
• He will start on-ice sessions with the Jets this autumn as he readies for his first NHL action since stepping away after the 2022-23 season.
• Toews spent his two-year hiatus recovering from long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome, including an Ayurvedic Panchakarma detox in India and conditioning skates in Arizona.
• A three-time Stanley Cup champion and former Chicago Blackhawks captain, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2010 and the Selke Trophy in 2013 and was named among the NHL’s top 100 players.