THE 27 last June, at 24 Hours ago during the annual NHL Draft, we reported that the Montreal Canadiens had just acquired the young forward 22 Years, Alex Newhook.
Former choice of 1 around (16th overall) of the Colorado Avalanche in 2019Newhook had been acquired as part of the deal to send the defender Gianni Fairbrother and the decisions #31 (Mikhail Gulyayev) And #37 (Ethan Gauthier) in draft, in Denver.
to have denied 46 games in the NCAA with Boston College in between 2019 And 2021the Canadiens’ new forward had previously played near him 100 BC Junior League (BCHL) games with the Victoria Grizzlies.
Actually between 2017 And 2019Newhook listed 60 Goals besides gathering 108 assists for total 168 points in 98 Play with this team.
Listed as a player of interesting talent and potential in his draft year, the new Habs forward has played 159 games in the Avalanche jersey over the past three seasons.
Last July, the sports journalist at the athlete, Arpon Basu, reported that the Canadiens had a much more beneficial playstyle for Newhook than Colorado’s preferred system. Unlike the Avalanche, which favors the forecheck heavily, Montreal makes more use of its high speed when counterattacking.
Nevertheless, despite good words about this new acquisition, the sports columnist at BPM sports, David Ettedguiput many fans to rest on Thursday, saying it was absolutely necessary to moderate our expectations of the side’s young centre-forward.
In his opinion, contrary to what people do, there should be no comparison between Newhook and Kirby Dash.
“I think that [Alex] Newhook is a player we chose in a similar effort [Kirby] roof, but we are not talking about the same player, the same size and the same ceiling. We must not forget that the people of Colorado did not mourn the departure of Newhook. The Avalanche gave him every chance and opportunity to prove himself. The team sent him to the second row and he just…failed! There it was a disappointment! They didn’t want to get caught like they did [Tyson] Worse still were all the other talented young people with whom one had too much patience at the expense of returning soon. So with Newhook, they didn’t make the same mistake. They said to themselves, “We’ll get it out of there!”
– David EttedguiBPM sports
In short, let’s hope Ettedgui is wrong and that Alex Newhook will become a key player in the Montreal squad next season!
- Last season, in an Avalanche uniform, Alex Newhook In 82 games, he recorded 14 goals and 16 assists for a total of 30 points. He is currently on a four-year contract with the Habs totaling $11.6 million.
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