Alex Newhook

Alex Newhook (born January 28, 2001) is a Canadian collegiate ice hockey forward who plays for Boston College of the Hockey East (HE). He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the first-round, 16th overall, of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Alex Newhook
Born (2001-01-28) January 28, 2001
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NCAA team Boston College
NHL Draft 16th overall, 2019
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career TBD–present

Personal

Alex Newhook was born to parents Paula and Shawn in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1] He began skating at the age of 4.[2] Growing up, Newhook idolized fellow Newfoundlander and Stanley Cup champion Daniel Cleary, who he called "a guy that I watched growing up and dreamt of being like him when I grew up."[2]

Newhook has a younger sister, 16-year-old Abby Newhook, who also plays hockey. In a questionnaire for the NHL, Newhook responded to the prompt "not a lot of people know that I..." with "have a sister who is better than me at hockey." Abby Newhook currently plays for two women's hockey teams—for the preparatory school Tabor Academy's team, and for the Bay State Breakers.[1] Like her brother Alex, Abby Newhook is committed to play hockey at Boston College.[3]

Playing career

Newhook joined the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2017–18 season. He finished second in team scoring with 66 points in 45 games. Newhook also recorded nine points in 12 postseason games.

During the 2018–19 season, Newhook signed his Letter of Intent to join Boston College for the 2019–20 season.[4] He led the league in scoring, recording 38 goals and 64 assists for 102 points in 53 games. Newhook won the Vern Dye Memorial Award as the league's most valuable player.[5] He was also named the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) most valuable player.[6] Following the season, Newhook was selected in the first round, 16th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[7]

Newhook had a strong freshman campaign with the Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey, posting 19 goals and 23 assists for 42 points in 34 games. He led all Hockey East freshmen in points and goals and was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year[8] and to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 St. Andrew's College CAHS 112572 —————
2016–17 St. Andrew's College CAHS 42020 —————
2016–17 York Simcoe Express ETAMMHL 3343317414 71782
2016–17 Aurora Tigers OJHL 101110 —————
2017–18 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 4522446610 123698
2018–19 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 52386410221 151113242
2019–20 Boston College HE 341923428 —————
NCAA totals 341923428 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Canada Black U17 7th 51344
2019 Canada U18 4th 755100
Junior totals 1268144

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
HE All-Rookie Team 2020 [10]
HE Rookie of the Year 2020 [8]
HE Second All-Star Team 2020 [11]
New England D1 All-Stars 2020 [12]
New England Rookie of the Year 2020
Tim Taylor Award 2020 [13]

References
  1. "'I have a sister who's better than me': NHL's 1st-round pick Alex Newhook shares spotlight with sister Abby". CBC Canada. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Newhook Comes from a St. John's Hockey Family". NHL.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  3. Salzano, Grant (2019-09-18). "Meet The Eagles, Boston College Men's Hockey: Alex Newhook". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  4. Short, Robin. "Newhook makes it official: he's Boston College bound". The Telegram. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  5. Dheensaw, Cleve. "GRIZZLIES' CAPTAIN ALEX NEWHOOK NAMED BCHL MVP". Victoria Grizzlies. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. "St. John's hockey star Alex Newhook named top junior A player in Canada". CBC.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. "Avalanche Selects Alex Newhook at No. 16 Overall at 2019 NHL Draft". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. "Hockey sensation Alex Newhook wins NCAA rookie of the year". cbc.ca. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. "Boldy, Knight and Newhook Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team". bceagles.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  10. "Hockey East names 2019-20 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". hockeyeastonline.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. "Hockey East names 2019-20 All-Star Teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  12. "Three eagles honored by New England writers". Boston College Eagles. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  13. "Boston College's Alex Newhook wins Tim Taylor Award". hockeyeastonline.com. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Bowen Byram		 Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick
2019		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Joel Farabee		 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2019–20		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Joel Farabee		 Tim Taylor Award
2019–20		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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