Abby Newhook
Abigail Newhook is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League. 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. She then moved to the United States to play for the Bay State Breakers and Tabor Academy. 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. She began studying at the university in the 2021–22 season.In her first NCAA season, Newhook finished ninth in Hockey East scoring, and led the league in goals, assists and points by a rookie player. She was consequently named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, as well as to the All-Rookie Squad. In her second year with the Eagles, Newhook recorded 19 goals and 14 assists in 36 games. She was named to the league's Third All-Star Team. 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."
On June 24, 2025, she was drafted in the fifth round, 34th overall, by the Boston Fleet in the 2025 PWHL Draft. On November 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Fleet.