CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Alex Newhook was named the winner of the 2020 Tim Taylor Award on Friday by the Hockey Commissioners' Association as the NCAA Division I Rookie of the Year. Newhook is the first Eagle to win the award since its inception in 2007.
The forward led all NCAA freshmen in goals (19), game-winning goals (4) and shorthanded goals (3) in his first collegiate season. He was tied for the team-lead in scoring and paced all first-year skaters in Hockey East, closing the season on a 12-game point streak (10-13-23).
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