Amateur At the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft, Toews was selected in the sixth round, 117th overall by the
Brandon Wheat Kings. Toews began his career at Shattuck-Saint Mary's with its Tier I Bantam team. During his first season with the prep team at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, Toews was named to the Manitoba roster for the
ice hockey tournament at the
2007 Canada Games. There, he helped the team to their best finish in the tournament's history, losing 6–4 to
Ontario in the gold-medal game. In the
off-season before his final year at Shattuck-Saint Mary's, Toews gave a verbal commitment to attend the
University of North Dakota and play for the
North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team beginning in the
2008–09 season. Heading into the
2008 NHL entry draft, Toews was ranked 79th among North American skaters by the
NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He had previously been ranked 71st among North American skaters in January 2008.
Professional On September 9, 2011, the
Chicago Blackhawks acquired Toews from the
New York Islanders for future considerations. On September 23, 2011, the Blackhawks assigned Toews to the
Rockford IceHogs of the
AHL. The IceHogs loaned Toews to the
Toledo Walleye of the
ECHL on October 13, 2011. Toews signed a one-year contract with the
Bakersfield Condors for the 2012–13 season. In January Toews was placed on waivers and claimed by the
Idaho Steelheads. On September 4, 2013 Toews signed a contract with the
Reading Royals. ==International play==