The Winnipeg Jets will hold a news conference Friday morning at the Jonathan Toews Sportsplex.
The Jets did not specify who would be speaking or what the news conference is about. It’s scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Questions have been swirling around Toews’ future after the Jets missed out on the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 35-35-12 record.
Toews signed a one-year contract with the Jets in the offseason after missing out on two seasons due to health issues. Those ailments included chronic inflammatory response syndrome and long COVID.
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He had been actively working toward an NHL comeback and said he was “grateful” when he signed with his hometown Jets.
“It’s very special to come home and play in front of my family and friends in Manitoba. The Jets have been on the rise over the last few seasons, and I’m eager to join the group and help however I can,” he told reporters on June 20, 2025.
The now 38-year-old Winnipegger spent 16 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and won three Stanley Cups in five years as captain of the club. He also earned two Olympic gold medals, a World Championship gold, World Cup of Hockey gold and two World Junior gold medals with Canada.
Toews played in all 82 games this past season and finished tied for sixth in scoring on the Jets with 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points. He was 62 per cent at the faceoff circle, which was best in the league among all regular centremen.
He was also nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.
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