Toews has incredible five months

PHILADELPHIA – If Jonathan Toews has a hockey checklist, there might not be a whole lot of boxes remaining after this amazing season.

The 22-year-old Chicago Blackhawks captain is a Stanley Cup champion, a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, and an Olympic gold medalist. And he earned all those things in the past five months.

It’s been quite a ride for the rising star, who fell one point shy of the playoff scoring lead. That didn’t matter a bit when it came time to pick the Conn Smythe winner that honors the top player in the postseason.

“There are so many guys on the team that deserve that trophy,” Toews said. “Nobody is worried about that one. It was the big silver one we were after. It’s awesome. We work hard for each other, and it paid off.”