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Debuting Monday, October 11 at 9:00 PM (immediately following Jose Cuervo Blackhawks Post Game Live),
Comcast SportsNets Pat Boyle will hold an exclusive one-on-one
interview with Chicago Blackhawks captain/2010 Conn Smythe Trophy
winner (Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP)/Olympic Gold Medalist JONATHAN TOEWS.
Toews discusses everything from his relationship with fellow Blackhawks
superstar Patrick Kane, being named team captain at the age of 20, his
Captain Serious nickname, being in the national spotlight, along with
his thoughts on the massive turnout for the citys Stanley Cup
championship celebration and much more.
Note the following quotes from Inside Look with Jonathan Toews premiering Monday, October 11 on Comcast SportsNet:
TOEWS on his relationship with Patrick Kane:
Uhlove/hate,
I guess (laughs), no I’m just kidding, I mean we definitely get along
off the ice. We’ll give it to one another as far as verbal abuse goes,
but on the ice, we’re not afraid to let each other know when the other
guy makes a mistake. So I think, with that trust and that respect
right there, you’re not afraid to be honest with each other and I think
you play better on the line when it’s like that.
TOEWS on his nickname: Captain Serious:
Apparently,
I’m pretty seriousthe guys still like to ride that, ride that out as
much as they can but I don’t know, I guess it’s who I am. Around the
rink, on the ice, I just always take it pretty seriously but I think
away from the rink, with the help of all these guys in the room, I’ve
found a way to kind of just forget about hockey and loosen up
sometimes, because, if you’re on the job all the time, it can become
pretty tiring and kind of grueling at the end of it.
TOEWS on maintaining an even keel in the national spotlight:
I
think it just comes from being a part of the hockey culture. There are
certain things you do and don’t do in the hockey world and, if you
cross those lines, you’re going to hear it from your teammates. I was
able to play at the world championships without even signing my pro
contract after my second college year. And I heard from guys, like
Shane Doan, and all those guys that had played so many years in the
pros already and they all told me about the boundaries and the respect
you have to show the veterans. And I knew all about that, but it was
just good to know all the little details before I walked into training
camp, and started ticking off other veterans. It was a good experience
and it really helped me step in there.
TOEWS on his emotions after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup:
You
know what, I didn’t know how I was going to feel if it ever happened
and it’s one of those things that makes it hard to sleep at night
(when) you get those reoccurring thoughts of hoisting that cup for the
first time. That’s what gives you chills. You get all worked up in
the middle of the night when you’re supposed to be trying to relax and
go to sleep. But I think it was just so crazy and so busy right from
that first moment we picked up that cup, to the dressing room, and to
the point where we brought it back here to Chicago . There was always
one thing after the other.
I realized, because I always go back
and visit family up in Canada and I actually watched…they had taped
the games on TV, so we watched, you know, the OT period, and the
scoring, the celebration, and kind of how it all happened in real time
and how our families had seen it. And that was the first real moment
where I actually got to relive it. I got so excited sitting on the
couch, I got chills again and it all came back to me so quickly. And I
realized that I hadn’t had the chance to do that so it was pretty
amazing thinking back on it.
TOEWS on the massive turnout for the citys Stanley Cup championship celebration:
The
parade here in Chicago was beyond anything I ever dreamed of or
expected. That’s part of the tradition or ritual after winning a
professional sports championship, but to have our own estimated 2
million show up, that was incredible. (Kane and I) had the pleasure of
having the Cup on our bus and we were the last bus to come through.
Just to see the people filling the streets, I think we came down
Washington all the way downtown from the United Center. It was
unbelievable. I mean, once we got to Michigan there were people as far
as I could see chasing the bus towards the city. So it was absolutely
amazing. We enjoyed that and that’s one of those things that everyone
asks you, has it sunk in yet?, and that’s one of those things that
helps you realize what just happened.
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