{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2003)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Abby Newhook.jpg | caption = Newhook with the Boston Fleet in 2026 | image_size = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height_cm = 171 | weight_kg = | position = Forward | shoots = Right | league = PWHL | team = Boston Fleet | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2021 | career_end = }}
'''Abigail Newhook''' (born May 13, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Boston College.
== Career == Newhook began playing hockey at the age of three. Until 2018, she played for the boys' St. John's Hitmen bantam AAA, serving as team captain in the 2017–18 season.<ref name="nfldherald">{{cite web|url=https://nfldherald.com/athlete-spotlight-abby-newhook/|title=Athlete Spotlight: Abby Newhook|last=Decker|first=Krystyn|newspaper=Newfoundland Herald|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref> She then moved to the United States to play for the Bay State Breakers and Tabor Academy.<ref name="saltwire">{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/sports/local-sports/abby-newhook-of-st-johns-to-play-for-atlantic-entry-at-canadian-u18-womens-hockey-championship-366101/|author=SaltWire|title=Abby Newhook of St. John's to play for Atlantic entry at Canadian U18 women's hockey championship {{pipe}} Local-Sports {{pipe}} Sports|website=SaltWire|access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref> She committed to join Boston College in the United States for college hockey when she was 14, the youngest girl from Newfoundland & Labrador to commit to an NCAA Division I team.<ref name="victorypress">{{cite web|url=https://victorypress.org/2019/02/23/canada-games-abby-newhook-might-be-newfoundlands-next-star/|website=victorypress.org|title=Canada Games: Abby Newhook Might Be Newfoundland's Next Star|last=Whelan|first=Kirsten|date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="thetelegram">{{cite web|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/sports/local-sports/local-nl-hockey-trio-sign-off-on-ncaa-intentions-521465/|first=Robin |last=Short|title=Local N.L. hockey trio sign off on NCAA intentions {{pipe}} Local-Sports {{pipe}} Sports|newspaper=The Telegram|access-date=2020-12-13}}</ref> She began studying at the university in the 2021–22 season.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/abby-newhook-boston-college-1.4582182|title=Hockey star Abby Newhook, 14, to spread her wings with Boston College Eagles|website=CBC Sports|access-date=2020-12-13}}</ref>
In her first NCAA season, Newhook finished ninth in Hockey East scoring, and led the league in goals (16), assists (13) and points (29) by a rookie player. She was consequently named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, as well as to the All-Rookie Squad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/newfoundlands-abby-newhook-named-hockey-east-rookie-of-the-year-after-standout-year-with-boston-college-100700928/ |title=Newfoundland's Abby Newhook named Hockey East Rookie of the Year after standout year with Boston College |last=Mercer |first=Nick |date=March 2, 2022 |website=SaltWire |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bceagles.com/news/2022/2/28/womens-hockey-abby-newhook-voted-hockey-east-rookie-of-the-year |title=Abby Newhook Voted Hockey East Rookie of the Year |date=March 1, 2022 |website=Boston College Athletics |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> In her second year with the Eagles, Newhook recorded 19 goals and 14 assists in 36 games.<ref name=MG230908>{{Cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-canadiens-alex-newhook-isnt-only-hockey-player-in-family |title=Canadiens' Alex Newhook isn't only hockey player in family |last=Cowan |first=Stu |date=September 8, 2023 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> She was named to the league's Third All-Star Team.<ref name=SaltWire230816>{{Cite web |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/abby-newhook-of-st-johns-goes-international-this-week-with-hockey-canadas-under-23-development-team-100883190/ |title=Abby Newhook of St. John's goes international this week with Hockey Canada's under-23 development team |last=Mercer |first=Nick |date=August 16, 2023 |website=SaltWire |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref> In advance of her third NCAA season, she was named team co-captain, a rarity for a junior player that she professed to be "surprised" about, adding "I think that my teammates have a lot of confidence in me and that means a lot to me."<ref name=MG230908/>
On June 24, 2025, she was drafted in the fifth round, 34th overall, by the Boston Fleet in the 2025 PWHL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/draft|website=[thepwhl.com Professional Women's Hockey League]|access-date=June 26, 2025 |title=2025 PWHL Draft }}</ref> On November 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Fleet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/boston-fleet/news/2025/november/20/boston-fleet-announce-2025-26-roster |title=Boston Fleet announce 2025-26 roster |website=thepwhl.com |date=November 20, 2025 |access-date=November 21, 2025}}</ref>
==International play== Newhook appeared at three selection camps for the Canadian U18 team, but did not make the final roster on those occasions. In 2022 she was invited to Hockey Canada's U23 development camp for the first time. She returned the following year as well, and this time participated in a three-game tournament against the United States in Lake Placid.<ref name=SaltWire230816/><ref name=MG230908/>
== Personal life == Newhook's older brother Alex also played for Boston College and was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the first-round, 16th overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft.<ref name="cbc2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hockey-alex-abby-newhook-1.5188201|title='I have a sister who's better than me': NHL's 1st-round pick Alex Newhook shares spotlight with sister Abby|website=CBC Sports|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="sportsnet">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/alex-newhook-abby-newhook-colorado-avalanche-st-johns/|title=Sibling hockey phenoms Alex, Abby Newhook share more than bright futures|last=Loung|first=Steven|website=Sportsnet|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Regular season and playoffs === {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="95" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" |Regular season ! rowspan="95" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" |Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !Season !Team !League !GP !G !A !Pts !PIM !GP !G !A !Pts !PIM |- |2021–22 |Boston College |HE |34 |17 |15 |32 |12 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2022–23 |Boston College |HE |36 |19 |14 |33 |4 |— |— |— |— |— |- |2023–24 |Boston College |HE |36 |10 |12 |22 |18 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2024–25 |Boston College |HE |36 |9 |17 |26 |24 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NCAA totals !142 !55 !58 !113 !58 !— !— !— !— !— |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats|nhl=|elite=492229|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newhook, Abby}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Category:Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen Category:Boston Fleet players