WINNIPEG,\u00a0Apr.\u00a08, 2026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club is proud to announce that\u00a0forward Jonathan Toews\u00a0has been named the team’s nominee\u00a0for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy\u00a0by the Winnipeg chapter\u00a0of the\u00a0Professional Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA). The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually by the National Hockey League to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.<\/p>\n
Toews, 37, was\u00a0selected by the Winnipeg chapter of the PHWA\u00a0for his ability to endure\u00a0a multi-year, health-relatedabsence from the NHL and persevere to make his comeback\u00a0for\u00a0his hometown\u00a0Jets for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
Toews,\u00a0who signed a one-year deal with the Jets for 2025-26,\u00a0has played all 77 games for Winnipeg this season and recorded\u00a027 points (10G, 17A) and 34 penalty minutes.\u00a0Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks, is among the NHL\u2019s leaders in faceoff percentage (61.4%) this season and posted his 16th\u00a0consecutive double-digit goal season.\u00a0He has played 1,144 career NHL games and\u00a0tallied 910 points (382G, 528A) and 641 PIMs. Toews\u00a0has already\u00a0won\u00a0several marquee NHL awards:\u00a0the 2010 Conn Smythe Trophy\u00a0as playoff MVP, the 2012-13 Frank J. Selke Trophy\u00a0as the league\u2019s best defensive forward, and the 2014-15 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.<\/p>\n
Toews\u00a0stepped away from hockey at the end of the 2022-23 season after\u00a0dealing with\u00a0numerous health\u00a0issues, including\u00a0Long\u00a0COVID\u00a0and Chronic Inflammatory\u00a0Response Syndrome, that had plagued him since 2020.\u00a0In addition to his\u00a0play on the ice,\u00a0Toews has been a valuable mentor to his Jets teammates\u00a0and contributed to a variety of causes in the community.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m\u00a0honoured\u00a0by the recognition,\u201d\u00a0Toews\u00a0said about his Masterton nomination. \u201cIf I stop to look back at what the last four or five years have been like, it\u2019s\u00a0definitely been\u00a0super unpredictable.\u00a0Something that I never thought I would have to go through in my life, but at the same time I am thankful for all the struggles because honestly, it\u2019s clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s where I\u2019ve learned the most about myself, about hockey, about life, so I\u2019m thankful\u2026 This season, it\u2019s been a struggle. Every day I\u2019m digging deep and trying to find the energy\u00a0and\u00a0find a way to contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Masterton Trophy was first presented\u00a0by the NHL Writers’ Association in 1968 to commemorate the late William Masterton, a player for the Minnesota North Stars, who was originally from Winnipeg and exhibited to a high degree the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.\u00a0Masterton died on Jan.\u00a015\/68\u00a0from\u00a0an injury\u00a0he sustained\u00a0during a hockey game.<\/p>\n
Toews\u00a0is one of 32 candidates around the NHL. The winner is selected in a poll of all chapters of the PHWA and will be revealed when the NHL holds its annual awards.\u00a0A grant from the PHWA is awarded annually to the Bill Masterton Scholarship Fund, based in Bloomington, MN, in\u00a0the name of the Masterton Trophy winner.<\/p>\n
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