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Following his successful rookie campaign, Toews was named [[captain (hockey)|team captain]] of the Blackhawks on July 18, 2008. At 20 years and 79 days, he became the third-youngest team captain in NHL history, behind [[Sidney Crosby]] and [[Vincent Lecavalier]].<ref name=capt/> This feat was later surpassed by [[Gabriel Landeskog]] and [[Connor McDavid]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Custance |first=Craig |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |title=Oilers make Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history |work=[[ESPN]] |date=2016-10-07 |access-date=2016-12-27 |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227130052/http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17722392/connor-mcdavid-named-edmonton-oilers-captain-youngest-league-history |url-status=live }}</ref> Toews had previously been named an [[alternate captain (hockey)|alternate captain]] in December 2007, during the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Practice Notes: Toews, Seabrook Awarded A's|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=345387&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|access-date=2008-07-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110090046/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=345387&page=NewsPage&service=page|archive-date=January 10, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the subsequent season, he was voted as a starter, along with teammates Patrick Kane and [[Brian Campbell]], for the [[57th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2009 NHL All-Star Game]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Brian Campbell All-Star Starters|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-04-blackhawks-starsjan04,0,1305376.story|access-date=2009-01-13|date=2009-01-03|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118184144/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-04-blackhawks-starsjan04,0,1305376.story|archive-date=January 18, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He netted his first career hat-trick in the NHL on February 27, 2009, in a 5–4 overtime loss to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Sarah | last=Spain | title=Hawks Squawk: Malkin | date=2009-02-27 | url=http://www.mouthpiecesports.com/media/hawks-squawk-malkins-blast-spoils-toews-hat-trick-18976/ | work=mouthpiecesports.com | access-date=2010-05-10 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20090305143341/http://www.mouthpiecesports.com/media/hawks-squawk-malkins-blast-spoils-toews-hat-trick-18976/ | archive-date=March 5, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Toews finished the [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09 season]] with 69 points (34 goals, 35 assists) in all 82 games,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/622543-jonathan-toews-has-hart-making-a-mvp-case-for-the-blackhawks-captain |title=Jonathan Toews Has Hart: Making a MVP Case for the Blackhawks Captain |last=Pugh |first=Cody |date=March 10, 2011 |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121413/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/622543-jonathan-toews-has-hart-making-a-mvp-case-for-the-blackhawks-captain |url-status=live }}</ref> helping the Blackhawks to their first [[Stanley Cup playoffs|Stanley Cup playoff]] appearance since [[2002 Stanley Cup playoffs|2002]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/155996-chicago-blackhawks-2009-playoff-preview |title=Chicago Blackhawks' 2009 Playoff Preview |last=Wagner |first=Michael |date=April 14, 2009 |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130071408/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/155996-chicago-blackhawks-2009-playoff-preview |archive-date=November 30, 2022}}</ref> He then added 13 points in 17 playoff games as the Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Finals,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/kane-toews-keith-in-it-for-long-haul-with-blackhawks/c-508528 |title=Kane, Toews, Keith In It For Long Haul With Blackhawks |last=Morreale |first=Mike G. |date=December 3, 2009 |website=National Hockey League |access-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322133005/https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/kane-toews-keith-in-it-for-long-haul-with-blackhawks/c-508528 |archive-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> where they were eliminated by the defending Stanley Cup champion [[Detroit Red Wings]] in five games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pollyea |first=Ryan |date=May 27, 2009 |title=Blackhawks End Season in OT |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/blackhawks-end-season-in-ot/2097496/ |work=NBC Chicago |access-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026141539/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/blackhawks-end-season-in-ot/2097496/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref>
Less than a month into the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]], Toews was sidelined with [[concussion]]-like symptoms after receiving an open-ice hit from defenceman [[Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)|Willie Mitchell]] in a 3–2 loss to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] on October 21, 2009. Toews had his head down while receiving a pass in the neutral zone when Mitchell left the penalty box and checked him with his shoulder.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big hit forces Jonathan Toews from game in Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 loss|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-22-blackhawks-canucks-oct22,0,6442347.story|access-date=2009-10-30|date=2009-10-22|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|first=Chris|last=Kuc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026155014/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-22-blackhawks-canucks-oct22,0,6442347.story|archive-date=October 26, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews misses fourth consecutive game|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-10-30-blackhawks-canadiens_N.htm|access-date=2009-10-30|date=2009-10-30|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628195019/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-10-30-blackhawks-canadiens_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Toews was sidelined for six games before returning to the line-up.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kuc |first=Chris |date=November 22, 2009 |title=Toews not out for revenge |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-11-22-0911220075-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 10, 2010 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121413/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-11-22-0911220075-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kuc |first=Chris |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Toews: No hard feelings toward Mitchell |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-xpm-2010-04-30-ct-spt-0501-bits-blackhawks-canucks-chica20100430-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160049/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-xpm-2010-04-30-ct-spt-0501-bits-blackhawks-canucks-chica20100430-story.html |archive-date=October 25, 2021}}</ref> In the final year of his contract, Toews, as well as teammates [[Duncan Keith]] and Patrick Kane, agreed to extensions in early-December 2009. His deal was structured similarly to Kane's, worth about $6.5 million annually for five seasons.<ref>{{cite news | title=Blackhawks reach long-term deals with Kane, Toews, Keith | date=2009-12-03 | agency=Associated Press | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/blackhawks/2009-12-03-kane-toews-keith_N.htm | work=Chicago Tribune | access-date=2010-05-10 | archive-date=January 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122082813/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/blackhawks/2009-12-03-kane-toews-keith_N.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> On March 5, 2010, Toews recorded his 100th NHL assist on a goal scored by [[Jordan Hendry]] in a 6–3 win over the
In the off-season, Toews was selected to be the cover player for [[EA Sports]]' video game ''[[NHL 11]]'' on June 21, 2010. It marked the first time in EA Sports history that two players of the same team were featured on a video game cover two years in a row, as teammate Patrick Kane had been on the cover of ''[[NHL 10]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532192|title=Toews follows in Kane's footsteps with NHL 11|date=2010-06-21|access-date=2010-06-23|publisher=Blackhawks website|archive-date=June 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624100811/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532192|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====2011–2020: Selke Trophy, two more Stanley Cups, "Captain Serious" era====
Toews was to play in the [[59th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2012 All-Star Game]], but an injury sustained during a 5–2 loss to the [[Nashville Predators]] on January 21, 2012, kept him from playing; he was replaced by [[Scott Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-blackhawks/2012/1/25/2732897/jonathan-toews-injury-scott-hartnell-replacement-all-star-game-2012 |title=Jonathan Toews Injury: Scott Hartnell To Replace Blackhawks Forward On All Star Roster |last=Price |first=Satchel |date=January 25, 2012 |website=SB Nation Chicago |access-date=June 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205082110/https://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-blackhawks/2012/1/25/2732897/jonathan-toews-injury-scott-hartnell-replacement-all-star-game-2012 |archive-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> Toews finished the [[2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season|2011–12 season]] with 57 points (29 goals, 28 assists) in an injury-shortened year as the Blackhawks as a team finished the season as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.<ref>{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Ben |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Blackhawks Star Sidelined by Concussion Hopes to Return for Playoffs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/sports/hockey/blackhawks-eager-for-toewss-return.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617052339/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/sports/hockey/blackhawks-eager-for-toewss-return.html |archive-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref> He returned to play in the first game in the opening round [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012 playoffs]] against the third seeded [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] on April 12. Toews scored the overtime winner against Coyotes' goaltender [[Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1982)|Mike Smith]] in Game 5 on April 21 to send the series back to Chicago for Game 6,<ref>{{cite news |title='Hawks Still Alive After Toews Scores OT Goal Against Coyotes |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hawks-still-alive-after-toews-scores-ot-goal-against-coyotes/ |work=CBS Chicago |date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121646/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hawks-still-alive-after-toews-scores-ot-goal-against-coyotes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In game six on April 23, the Coyotes won the game 4–0 to eliminate the Blackhawks from the playoffs with a 4–2 series defeat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blackhawks Knocked Out With Coyotes' 4-0 Win In Game 6 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/blackhawks-knocked-out-with-coyotes-4-0-win-in-game-6/ |work=CBS Chicago |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121646/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/blackhawks-knocked-out-with-coyotes-4-0-win-in-game-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Jonathan Toews (6728524381).jpg|thumb|Toews during a Blackhawks practice in December 2011]]
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