When people say that Alex Newhook has a lot of talent and even more potential, we now have even more reason to believe it. The Tricolore's new forward will receive the most prestigious honor in hockey, and his jersey will be retired by his BCHL team. <q>We couldn't be prouder to announce that on October 6, we will forever etch Alex Newhook in Grizzlies history by officially retiring his #18 jersey. - Victoria Grizzlies</q> This is truly a special honor, especially at such a young age. After all, who can boast of having their number retired by a team at age 22! In 2018-19, his final season with the Grizzlies, Newhook scored an impressive 102 points in 53 games. Solid! <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>We could not be more proud to announce that on October 6th we will be forever engraving Alex Newhook into Grizzlies history by officially retiring his jersey #18.<a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/grizzlies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#grizzlies</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/alexnewhook?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#alexnewhook</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/langford?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#langford</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/victoria?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#victoria</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/jersey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#jersey</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/jerseyretirement?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#jerseyretirement</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/ceremonydecor?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#ceremonydecor</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/yyj?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#yyj</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/victoriasports?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#victoriasports</a> <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/hockey?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#hockey</a> <a href=https://t.co/kgtK6E1eVG>pic.twitter.com/kgtK6E1eVG</a>- Victoria Grizzlies (@BCHLGrizzlies) <a href=https://twitter.com/BCHLGrizzlies/status/1692234260344889666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>August 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>