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Alex Newhook contract

#15CenterAge 25Montreal Canadiens
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.90M$2,900,000
MTLMontreal Canadiens · Jul 2023 – present

4 years · $11.6M total

Year 4 of 4 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 26

Contract timeline

Extension begins 2027-28

2026-27 · MTL · Cap hit $2.90M · Salary $2.10M

Signed extension
UFA 2031 · age 30

2027-28 · MTL · Cap hit $5.55M · Salary $5.55M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

23/24: pay $3,500,000, cap hit $2,900,000$3.5M23/2424/25: pay $3,300,000, cap hit $2,900,000$3.3M24/2525/26: pay $2,700,000, cap hit $2,900,000$2.7M25/2626/27: pay $2,100,000, cap hit $2,900,000$2.1M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $3.5M in 2023-24, dropping to $2.1M in the final season.

Year by year

Alex Newhook contract by season
Season2023-242024-252025-262026-27
TeamMTLMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$2.90M$2.90M$2.90M$2.90M
% of cap3.5%3.3%3.0%2.8%
Total salary$3.50M$3.30M$2.70M$2.10M
Base salary$3.50M$3.30M$2.70M$2.10M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$3.50M$3.30M$2.70M$2.10M
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Signed Jul 11, 2023 with MTL. Source announcement

Extension: 4 years, $5.55M AAV

4 years · $22.2M total · begins 2027-28 · signed Sep 15, 2026

Alex Newhook extension by season
Season2027-282028-292029-302030-31
TeamMTLMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M
% of cap4.9%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M$5.55M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Sep 15, 2026 with MTL. Source announcement

Contract history

COLEntry-level · 2020-21 to 2022-233 years · $908K AAV · signed Mar 31, 2021
Contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-23
TeamCOLCOLCOL
Cap hit$908K$908K$908K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$875K$925K$925K
Base salary$783K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$50K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 31, 2021 with COL. Source announcement