Toews — wearing a Ryan Dempster Cubs jersey, a nod to his fellow Canadian who pitched nine of his 16 MLB seasons for the Cubs including during the Blackhawks 2010 title season — nailed the first pitch, and got another cheer from the fans on his way off the mound.
The Jets face off against the Blackhawks on Tuesday at United Center (8:30 p.m. ET; TSN3, CHSN).
Many of Toews’ Jets teammates joined him at the game, including Dylan DeMelo and Mark Scheifele.
“It was a great day overall,” DeMelo said. “I think it was our first two-day break in three weeks and it was nice to have a nice, sunny day, go watch the Cubs play and see Toewser throw the first pitch. … The whole day, just hanging out and going to dinner with the guys, that’s the fun stuff about this League.”
“It was really cool,” Scheifele said. “Haven’t been to a baseball game in a long time, too, so it was a cool atmosphere, cool to see Toews throw the first pitch. It was a fun time.”