Hockey followers in Alex Newhook’s dwelling province have gathered in bars and put aside politics as their hometown hero has helped safe the Montreal Canadiens a spot within the Jap Convention remaining.
Within the Newfoundland Embassy, a pub on the underside flooring of a vibrant pink constructing in St. John’s, the band hurried to the tv between songs on Monday evening to observe Recreation 7 between the Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres.
Montreal Canadiens ahead Alex Newhook (15) in motion towards Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., on Friday, Could 8, 2026.
(AP Picture/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
No one minded in regards to the band, mentioned Embassy co-owner Niall Hickey. Everyone was there for Newhook-mania.
And Newhook actually delivered — with an time beyond regulation objective 11:22 into time beyond regulation within the 3-2 win over the Sabres. It was his second series-clinching objective in Recreation 7 within the 2026 playoffs.
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“Lots of people in Newfoundland and Labrador are large Montreal followers, and to see their hometown boy, Alex Newhook, simply completely killing it? It’s so thrilling,” Hickey mentioned in an interview.
Even just a few Toronto Maple Leafs followers got here in to cheer on Newhook, however they have been reluctant to confess it, Hickey added.
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