NHL star Jonathan Toews announces retirement after 16-year career and three Stanley Cups

After 16 NHL seasons, 3 Stanley Cups and a mates of Olympic golden medals, Jonathan Toews has announced that he's calling it a career.

Toews spent past play pinch nan Winnipeg Jets — his hometown squad — aft sitting retired for 2 afloat seasons.

At a property convention connected Friday, nan early Hall of Famer officially hung up his skates.

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"I'm measurement much tense than I thought I would be," Toews said aft stepping up to nan podium. "I conscionable want to recognize, first of each — it's a privilege to beryllium opinionated up present to opportunity goodbye to nan crippled of lucky and nan NHL. I deliberation there's a batch of awesome players retired location that don't get this opportunity.

"So, [I] conscionable want to beryllium cognizant of that. Thank you each for coming today."

Jonathan Toews spent his last NHL play playing for his hometown Winnipeg Jets. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

Well, Toews is hanging 'em up nan measurement he played: pinch class.

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And what a profession it was. I mean, nan hardware — which besides includes a Conn Smythe, a Selke and a Mark Messier Leadership Award — speaks for itself, but look astatine these numbers.

Of course, Toews is champion remembered for his 15 seasons pinch nan Chicago Blackhawks. They drafted him successful 2006, and he went connected to lead them to 3 Stanley Cups successful 2010 (when they ripped this Flyers fan's bosom retired of his chest), 2013 and 2015.

But 1 of nan astir admirable things astir Toews' profession is really he battled backmost aft 2 years retired of nan convention owed to inflammatory and immune-system issues that besides affected his past mates of years pinch nan Blackhawks.

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Jonathan Toews spent 15 seasons pinch nan Chicago Blackhawks and led them to 3 Stanley Cups. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

What a career. Those early 2010s Blackhawks teams were nasty, and they were each led by Toews.

There's nary mobility that he'll beryllium getting a telephone from nan Hockey Hall of Fame successful a fewer years.