Toews didn't provide a specific timeline on his recovery and potential comeback but the 2025-26 season appears to be the goal. TSN's NHL insider, Pierre LeBrun, reported in January that the Winnipeg Jets and Toews have demonstrated mutual interest, among other teams in the mix.

The soon-to-be 37-year-old Toews, who suffered symptoms of long Covid, will attempt a comeback more than two years after his last NHL game.

Toews is ready for another NHL opportunity, although it will not be with the Blackhawks. He was not satisfied with the ending he had in Chicago and is looking for a chance to add another chapter to his story.

"I'm not satisfied the way things ended in Chicago," Toews told Mark Lazerus in comments published Monday in The Athletic. "It's not about proving anything. It's just that there's something left in the tank, and I want to explore that. I want to go have fun, have a blast, play with passion.

Jonathan Toews has been away from professional hockey for two seasons. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain, 36, last suited up in April 2023. On that same day, Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson confirmed that he was set to hit free agency,

The Jonathan Toews era with the Chicago Blackhawks appears to be officially over. Toews reaffirmed to Mark Lazerus of The Athletic that he's not retired and that he's aiming at returning to the NHL ahead of next season.

Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews remains serious about an NHL comeback even though he hasn’t played a professional hockey game in almost two years.

When former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews began to make rumblings about a potential comeback to the National Hockey League after undergoing an unorthodox “healing” treatment, my first instinct was to be very skeptical.