EDMONTON, AB - When opportunity arose on the east coast, Alex Newhook went west.
Despite his third-round selection by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2017 QMJHL Draft, the St. John's, Newfoundland product elected to join the Victoria Grizzlies that year in the British Columbia Hockey League on Vancouver Island.
It was more or less by design, as the 18-year-old chose to retain his college eligibility and now looks beyond a first-round selection in this year's NHL Draft to his first year of NCAA hockey with Boston College beginning in September.
PROSPECT PROFILE: Alex Newhook
The BCHL's leading scorer has proven his first-round status and is set to take his abilities to the NCAA and Boston College in 2019-20
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