With the Winnipeg Jets season over, Jonathan Toews says he isn’t sure what’s next.
The veteran centre met with the media on Friday at the team’s end-of-season availability and said no decision has been made yet on his playing future, but if he does suit up for a 17th season, he hopes it will be with his hometown Jets.
Here at #NHLJets exit interviews. No retirement decision from Jonathan Toews. He will think things through and hopefully have a decision in the coming weeks. Says he would want to play in Winnipeg if he continues to play.
— danielle bain (@danielleBain) April 17, 2026
“One hundred per cent if they’ll have me,” the 37-year-old Toews said of a potential return to his hometown teams. “I loved being part of this locker room this year. That being said, if I decide to play next year, I’d love to be part of this group again, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Asked what will go into his decision about a return, Toews did not offer much.
“That’s a good question,” Toews answered. “I don’t have much of an answer for that one yet.”
Out of hockey for the past 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 Chicago Blackhawks with whom he won three Stanley Cups. He appeared in all 82 games for the Jets this season, scoring 11 goals and adding 18 assists.
The 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoffs’ most valuable player, Toews has 383 goals and 529 assists in 1,149 games. 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.
