Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said the club’s top prospect, forward Alex Newhook, will likely make his NHL debut at some point during a five-game road trip that begins Monday night in San Jose.
Newhook, 20, won’t play against the Sharks after just one ice session with the Avs, which was Monday’s morning skate at SAP Center. Newhook, who signed out of Boston College on March 31, has nine points (five goals) in eight games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles.
“It’s a very good possibility that he’ll play on this trip,” Bednar said. “I want to let him settle in for a day here.