Four-year contract for Alex Newhook

BROSSARD - Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced on Tuesday that the team has agreed to terms on a four-year contract (2023-24 to 2026-27) with forward Alex Newhook. The deal will pay him an average salary of $2.9 million per season.

Newhook, a 22-year-old centerman, tallied 16 goals and 14 assists in 82 games with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022-23. The St. John's, NL native also added one assist in seven playoff contests.

In 159 career NHL games with the Avalanche, Newhook has registered 66 points (27 goals, 39 assists). The 5-foot-10, 190 lb forward won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022, recording four assists in 12 playoff games during that postseason.

Newhook was selected in the first round (16th overall) by the Avalanche in 2019, and was acquired from Colorado via trade on June 27 in exchange for two draft picks and defenseman Gianni Fairbrother.