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Jonathan Toews drops a quote that will break the hearts of Blackhawks fans

Jonathan Toews will face the Chicago Blackhawks when they travel to Manitoba for an early-season showdown against the Winnipeg Jets.

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For the first time in his career, Jonathan Toews will face the Chicago Blackhawks as a member of the Winnipeg Jets. Toews, who returned to the NHL following a two-year layoff, opened up on the toughest moment that led up to his eventual hiatus from pro hockey in an interview with Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet.

During the conversation, Toews said, "I think after my last game in Chicago that season, I was going to take some time away from hockey and just missing on that breakaway, almost a fluke that it didn't go right.