MONTREAL – Roses are red, violets are blue, Alex Newhook is a Hab — and a romantic one, too.
The 23-year-old weighs in on all things related to Valentine’s Day from the perfect date and gift to romantic songs and comedies. He even dishes on which of his teammates is a romantic, and which one needs the most help in the love department.
Spoiler alert: No. 22 may want to take some notes from. No. 15.
Do you consider yourself to be a romantic?
Yes, I would consider myself to be a romantic. I’m not sure if I really pull out all my romantic acts on Valentine’s Day, but I think in general, yes.
What is the ideal Valentine’s Day date?
I would say a dinner and a little walk around downtown or something if it’s not too cold and then head back and put on a movie.
[How far in advance do you plan it?] It’s something I’d put together a couple of days before. I don’t think my girlfriend will be here, so it might just be a FaceTime date or something. (Editor’s note: His girlfriend lives in Colorado where she is completing a law degree.)
What is a good Valentine’s Day gift?
You can’t go wrong with flowers. I think every girl likes flowers. I think chocolate is a good throw-in as well, but I would say flowers should be the base and go from there.
[What about His and Hers gifts?] I think they can be a little too much sometimes. I think something subtle could work.
Do you have a favorite love song?
Good question... I listen to a decent amount of romantic music where they talk about love, but I can’t think of one off the top of my head.
[Do they fall into a specific category of music?] I would say it’s more like alternative country. Many country songs are about girls and trucks, so those ones are falling into that category.
[Taylor Swift is a good option, too.] Can't go wrong with “Love Story”, that’s a good tune. It’s an oldie but it’s a good Valentine’s Day song, for sure.
Are you a fan of romantic comedies?
I’m not the biggest fan of romantic comedies, but I mix them in there every now and then. I’m going to throw The Proposal out there as probably my favorite one of those.
Candy hearts: yay or nay?
Oh no, I’m not a fan of those.
What’s a big Valentine’s Day no-no?
I think if you were to ask someone to go on a date on Valentine’s Day for like a first date or... I don’t want to trash on people who propose on Valentine’s Day, but that wouldn’t be my thing.
Among your teammates, who is a romantic and who needs help in that department?
Cole [Caufield] definitely needs help in that department. I would say in terms of a guy that’s a romantic on our team... I feel like the French guys are always pretty romantic guys. I could see HP [Rafaël Harvey-Pinard] being a romantic, but I don’t know that for sure. I just feel like the French are a pretty romantic people. I’m going to say HP. He’s a lovey guy.
