NHL Draft kicked off with the first-round on Friday night, and as expected defenseman Matthew Shaefer went No. 1 overall to ...

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With the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, the Islanders selected Erie Otters (OHL) defenseman Matthew Schaefer to help stabilize ...

The first round of the 2025 NHL Draft is, finally, a wrap. There were, as always, winners and losers — teams, players and ...

Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.

Actor Kevin Connolly did an interview with Schaefer that the Islanders beamed back live to their draft party at UBS Arena.

The NHL draft never goes exactly the way anyone thinks. There are always a few surprises and twists that throw everyone for a ...

NHL Draft decided to go 'de-centralized' after years of having every team making their picks in one location. The results ...

Thirty-two players had their dreams achieved as the best of the best were drafted on Friday night in the first round of the ...

The Boston Bruins have seven picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, starting with pick No. 7. Follow along for live coverage Friday and ...

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Another first-round pick from that year who didn’t pan out the way anybody imagined was defenseman Nils Lundkvist, who was ...