Jonathan Toews Quotations

My dad started taking me to Winnipeg games when I was 3 or 4. As a kid, I loved Wayne Gretzky, and I remember the first game I got to see him play against the Jets. The Kings beat the Jets, and I was happy that they did. Gretzky left the game after the first period, and I was upset about that.

I think whenever anyone asked me why I wanted to be a hockey player, that's where it all started, watching the Winnipeg Jets play as a young kid.

You know what? You've just got to go out there and try to control the things you can control, deal with things and stay mentally strong.

When you see him up close, you see all the little things he does and as a teammate it is appreciated.

With our team this year, it was kind of a struggle for us, everyone knows we're a young team, we're up and down. We've beaten good teams and lost to weaker teams here and there and struggled to find consistency. So it's great that we've come this far.

Things are going well, things are clicking. Sometimes, you're playing well, you're moving the puck around, getting chances, and it doesn't go in for you. But ... the puck is going in.

There's a lot of great players in the draft. Kessel and Johnson may be rated before or behind me, I don't think it really matters. Anything can happen on draft day, depending on the lottery and the different interests from different teams. Anything can happen and I think that's why it's such an exciting day.

It was good just to string a few shifts together and start playing as a team and getting one good shift after the other.

It's definitely some good motivation. He put up some great numbers. It makes you realize that you're not only playing for the guys in the room with you now, but the guys who have been there before.

I never cook. My favorite place to eat is Smith & Wollensky in Chicago.

I'm not worried about any head-to-head against him. This isn't about the draft.

If the officials call the game the same way, we're going to have to adjust and be smart with our sticks. If we're on the power play, we're going to have to capitalize.

I played solid throughout the year and had a solid finish and helped our team do better in the playoffs. So I think that can only help me. You never know what can happen. There's a lot of talent in the draft.

Keep the bars open-we're coming home.

He's one of the most coachable players out there.

I don't think anything in my game has regressed in the last couple years. I think I've only gotten better. I keep wanting to assume more responsibility in all parts of the rink.

The Harder you work, the easier it looks

Once you win the Cup once, you feel like it's yours. You don't want to give it up.

You've just got to go out there and try to control the things you can control. Deal with things and stay mentally strong.

You become what you think about and focus on the most. See yourself attracting the things you want to accomplish. Thoughts and desires in your mind can become a reality.

All the people that come out and show their support and their pride for your accomplishments, I think it really reminds you that without people you don't ever to get to live that dream. To play in the NHL is one thing, but to win the Stanley Cup and come back and share it with everyone is another thing.