Tag: Alex Newhook

Busy Monday for Kent Hughes. The Canadiens announced two separate deals on September 15: a one-year, $1.5 million contract for restricted free agent defenseman Arber Xhekaj, and a four-year contract extension for Alex Newhook worth $5.55 million per season ($22.2 million total), running from 2027-28 through 2030-31. Two very different bets, signed on the same…