St. John’s native Alex Newhook was picked in the first round 16th overall by the Colorado Rockies.
A highly skilled player with good hockey sense, Newhook (5-10, 192) was Victoria’s captain and led the British Columbia Hockey League with 102 points (38 goals, 64 assists) in 53 games.
A left-handed shot who creates and can finish plays with speed, he was the first BCHL player since 2015-16 with more than 100 points in a season.
He tied Peyton Krebs (selected No. 17 by the Vegas Golden Knights) for Canada’s scoring lead at the 2019 IIHF World U-18 Championship with 10 points (five goals, five assists) in seven games.
Newhook is committed to Boston College starting next season.
