Jonathan Toews is retiring from professional hockey after a 16-year NHL career, according to a Winnipeg Jets team announcement cited by Pro Hockey Rumors.
The 38-year-old center returned with his hometown Jets in 2025-26 after two seasons away from the game for health reasons, then played all 82 regular-season games in what became his final year.
Toews Ends Career After Winnipeg Return
NHL player data lists Toews with 11 goals, 18 assists and 29 points for Winnipeg in 2025-26. His full-season return was a notable finish after his time away to manage chronic immune response syndrome.
PHR reported that Toews was expected to make the retirement official after TSN's Darren Dreger first noted the plan. The verified news is now narrower and cleaner: Toews is done playing, and the announcement came through the Jets.
The final totals from the NHL's player API put Toews at 383 goals, 529 assists and 912 points in 1,149 regular-season games. He also recorded 45 goals, 74 assists and 119 points in 137 playoff games.
Blackhawks Captain Leaves A Championship Resume
Toews' career will be tied most closely to the Chicago Blackhawks. Selected third overall in the 2006 NHL Draft out of North Dakota, he became the captain of a team that won Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
He won the Conn Smythe Trophy during Chicago's 2010 championship run and later won the Selke Trophy in 2013. PHR also noted that he was named to the NHL's 100th Anniversary Team and won the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2015.
The Jets season added a final chapter rather than a new peak. Toews got back through a full NHL schedule, added another 29 points to his ledger and closed his career on the ice instead of during the two-year pause that preceded his Winnipeg return.