{"id":712690,"date":"2026-06-03T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712690\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:30:08","slug":"dreger-seems-likely-winnipeg-jets-c-jonathan-toews-is-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712690\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreger: \u2018Seems likely\u2019 Winnipeg Jets C Jonathan Toews is retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that Jonathan Toews<\/a>\u2019 NHL career is at an end after a one-year comeback with the Winnipeg Jets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cNothing official, but at this point is seems likely Jonathan Toews<\/a> is retiring,\u201d TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger posted on X Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh-level source says it\u2019s more likely than not that the 38-year-old will officially retire from the National Hockey League,\u201d Dreger explained on Insider Trading Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, you\u2019re right, talk about a real effort put in returning to the NHL, and he most definitely had his moments. The leadership qualities that Toews brought to the\u00a0Winnipeg Jets<\/a>\u00a0dressing room, to the bench, on the ice, no doubt they were a real big asset to Scott Arniel and the overall team in Winnipeg. But 82 games is a long regular season. He does not go out the way that he was hoping or the organization had intended by missing the postseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019ll let him formally announce, but that\u2019s definitely the way that he\u2019s leaning heavily today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Out of hockey for the previous two seasons managing Chronic Immune Response Syndrome (CIRS), as well as Long COVID, Toews signed with the Jets last summer following 15 seasons with the\u00a0Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>\u00a0with whom he won three Stanley Cups. He appeared in all 82 games for the Jets this season, scoring 11 goals and adding 18 assists.<\/p>\n

Toews said in April he had yet to make a decision on his future but would have wanted to play with the Jets again if he returned for a 17th season. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne hundred per cent if they\u2019ll have me,\u201d the 38-year-old Toews said of a potential return to his hometown team. \u201cI loved being part of this locker room this year. That being said, if I decide to play next year, I\u2019d love to be part of this group again, but we\u2019ll cross that bridge when we come to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoffs\u2019 most valuable player, Toews has 383 goals and 529 assists in 1,149 games. <\/p>\n

Internationally, Toews has represented Canada on numerous occasions, including gold medal-winning efforts at the 2006 and 2007 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, the 2007 IIHF World Championship and at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

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