The contract will begin next season for the 25-year-old forward, who is entering the final season of a four-year, $11.6 million contract ($2.9 million AAV) he signed with Montreal on July 11, 2023.
Newhook had 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) in 42 regular-season games last season, and 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Newhook has 85 points (43 goals, 42 assists) in 179 games over three seasons with Montreal since being acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on June 27, 2023.
Selected by the Avalanche in the first round (No. 16) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Newhook has 151 points (70 goals, 81 assists) in 338 regular-season games, and 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 51 playoff games. He won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022.
The Canadiens also signed defenseman Arber Xhekaj to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old defenseman had four points (one goal, three assists) and led the team with 178 hits in 65 regular-season games last season. He had two points (one goal, one assist) in 13 playoff games.
Signed by Montreal as an undrafted free agent on Oct. 4, 2021, Xhekaj has 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) in 230 regular-season games. Since his debut with the team during the 2022-23 season, he leads all Canadiens players with 642 hits.
