{"id":433216,"date":"2023-04-14T02:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=433216"},"modified":"2023-04-14T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T04:00:14","slug":"blackhawks-confirm-toews-will-not-return-to-team-next-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/blackhawks-confirm-toews-will-not-return-to-team-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks confirm Toews will not return to team next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/chicago-blackhawks\/\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next season, general manager Kyle Davidson said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the longtime center will end a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Toews turns 35 on April 29 and is eligible for free agency after agreeing to an $84 million, eight-year contract extension in July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think words fail to adequately summarize everything that Jonathan\u2019s done for the organization, the amazing memories that he provided,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cHe\u2019ll be a Blackhawk forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not worthy of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Jonathan Toews, after seeing his Blackhawks tribute \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmGAvYAq01\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/lmGAvYAq01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1646717788914958338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chicago hosted Philadelphia in its season finale on Thursday night. Toews won his first championship when the Blackhawks beat the Flyers in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final. The crowd welcomed him with loud, prolonged cheers when he was introduced with the starting lineup, and every time he was shown on the overhead videoboard. Blackhawks sent Toews with an emotional tribute video, showing his most memorable moments on the ice with the red jersey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Few men in NHL history did it better.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks send Jonathan Toews off with a tribute video \u2764 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/61COfKWGyP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/61COfKWGyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blackhawks Talk (@NBCSBlackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSBlackhawks\/status\/1646714145406873600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next season, general manager Kyle Davidson said Thursday. 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