Goon Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 Did I win? You win a golf game with Redwing_77 and Me... Quote
Siouxfan_inDenver Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 It was a pleasure watching him play. Even though I had a gut feeling this was gonna happen it still sucked. Quote
WiSioux Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 As we all know, Toews is not only a phenomenal athlete; he Quote
kfah1 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Sigh!! It was a great two years! All the best to JT in the NHL. Look forward to watching him develop into a first class NHL star. As the song goes, "Thanks for the memories..." Quote
UNDPUCKS Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Congratulations to Jonathon. These Milwaukee based Sioux fans will go to the United Center to watch you skate for your first NHL shift. Checking into tickets now. Keep your head on straight and sign some Sioux stuff for us when we drop by. Thanks for being a big part of SIOUX hockey for these past two years. Quote
HockeyMom Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Good Luck, Jonathon! I'll miss seeing you holding up #8 with the rest of the team next year. Quote
sioux7>5 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Good Luck JT, your time was short but oh so sweet. Damn even though I had a feeling this would happen, I am still bummed. Time to have a beer and give JT a toast. Quote
Goon Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 Good Luck, Jonathon! I'll miss seeing you holding up #8 with the rest of the team next year. I think there is a chance next year. Quote
Old Barn Guy at Home Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 As a life long Blackhawk fan and Sioux hockey fan, I do have mixed feelings about this, but we all know that JT was ready for the big time. I look forward to him helping the Blackhawks regain some of their lost respect in the NHL and for him to go on to a long and successful career there. Best of luck to a very classy young man! Quote
Goon Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 I look forward to him helping the Blackhawks regain some of their lost respect in the NHL and for him to go on to a long and successful career there. I was talking about this with someone. Chicago has a lot of work to do to get respectability. It is a shame what has happened to this once proud franchise. Quote
farce poobah Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Jonathan, THANKS for a great couple years. I enjoyed watching you do so very many things well, and hope to see you continue improving. I enjoyed watching you school guys on faceoffs, especially in the defensive and offensive zones. I enjoyed watching you play sound positional hockey in the defensive zone. I enjoyed that no-look sniper goal against Northeastern. (I think it was Northeastern ...) I enjoyed watching you school Jeff Frazee at the WJC, and later with a Sioux jersey back on. I enjoyed watching the chemistry with your mates. You're in for great things. Thanks for letting us share part of it. Come back and see us sometime. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 My visits home to ol' Chicago are going to have to coincide with Blackhawks home games. See ya there, Jonny!! Quote
JoeMorelli Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 On the plus side: UND shattered the myth that US colleges don't develop players for the NHL as well as Canadian Junior Leagues A whole new wave of Canadian prospects will be attracted to US colleges, and UND specifically UND will still win the Championship in 2008 Quote
Goon Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 On the plus side: UND shattered the myth that US colleges don't develop players for the NHL as well as Canadian Junior Leagues A whole new wave of Canadian prospects will be attracted to US colleges, and UND specifically UND will still win the Championship in 2008 That one kid that just committed to UND said by committing to UND it gives him a great chance to go to the pros. Quote
redwing77 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 That one kid that just committed to UND said by committing to UND it gives him a great chance to go to the pros. Not a new concept. I know that Brett Bruneteau said the same thing. I can't help but think Smaby said something similar but I can't be sure. Quote
hrkac Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 uscho article http://www.uscho.com/news/id,14265/ToewsGo...ithChicago.html Quote
siouxnami Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 OK so I might as well recycle this thread. When does David Toews sign his LOI? Quote
UNDintheNHL Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 now i can FINALLY say i had a class with 2 guys who have signed NHL contracts. and i could pretty much say 2 guys who play in the NHL cause i dont see how Toews wont make it through camp in the fall. way to go Jonny! Quote
Sioux Traveler Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Jersey for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/North-Dakota-Fighting-...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote
kvinbe Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 I'm so impressed with how Toews has consistently made the right decisions about his development, and also about the maturity and class he has shown in how he has communicated his decisions. He's either one highly unusual 19-year-old, has had great parenting, or probably a combination of both. He's consistently taken the next step at exactly the right time. Back when the top players regularly stayed for four years, it would not have been a mistake for a player of Toews caliber to stay at the collegiate level. Given the culture of today's hockey world, it would have been a mistake for Toews to stay now. As a long-standing, hard-core Sioux fan, I feel fortunate that Toews didn't take off last year. Most players of his caliber would have. Though they play different positions, in terms of talent, longevity, and character, I see Toews having the type of career that James Patrick had -- incredibly solid and lengthy. I wish him all the luck in the world, and hope that he can comprehend to even the smallest degree (at this early stage in life) how incredibly fortunate he is. Hopefully he'll stay grateful and humble, and continue to give some of it back. Congratulations and best of luck Mr. Toews. You are definitely living the dream. Quote
larsensa Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 another link for you reading pleasure: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hocke...i-sportstop-hed this might make me actually want to go to a Hawks game this year. I have only been to a couple games in the past 10 years. It would be great to see a Devils - Hawks game. Quote
siouxforeverbaby Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Congrats to Jonny and best of Luck for him. Unfortunatly, I didn't get the news until this morning since I worked yesterday afternoon/night! and crap now I am going to cry before work again! We knew he was gone anyway, but it is still sad for us, good for him! Time for DOT2 Quote
RalphW Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Next for Toews ... NHL I think the article with the most quotes so far. Quote
Big A HG Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 So, does this thread officially turn into the David Toews watch now? That's all we can hope for now! Quote
JoeMorelli Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 Toews admitted Wednesday that he likely would not have made such a quick decision to leave the University of North Dakota two years early and sign with the Hawks on Tuesday had things not gone as well as they did for him in Russia as the only non-pro to play for Canada. "During the year I had a lot of people tell me I was ready, and you like to hear that, Toews said. Quote
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