A 22-year-old defenseman joins the Avalanche franchise via the Alex Newhook trade. The Top 25 Under 25 is a Mile High Hockey staff collaboration. Five writers have ranked players under 25 as of July 1, 2023, in the Colorado Avalanche organization.
True to his style, Kent Hughes made a trade in the day leading up to a pivotal draft for the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs packaged their 31st and 37th overall picks in this year’s NHL Entry Draft along with defenseman Gianni Fairbrother to the Colorado Avalanche in return for forward Alex Newhook.
The Avalanche have turned the No. 16 pick in the 2019 draft into two additional draft picks plus a defensive prospect after dealing center Alex Newhook to the Canadiens on Tuesday.
The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Alex Newhook from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defense prospect Gianni Fairbrother and two picks in the 2023 NHL Draft, the clubs announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Canadiens continue to be decimated by injury and COVID.
Montreal Canadiens defence has been accused of being a little too defensive and not very creative this season. That could change in the next few years as a handful of young defence prospects are on the cusp of making their NHL debut in the not too distant future.
The 2019 third-round pick breaks into the Top 25 for the first time. While many prospects were displaced and had their development hurt by the pandemic, Gianni Fairbrother put the weird year to good use.
The WHL season may be only one day old, but the league’s leading scorer is a name to know.
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