The Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at Friday night’s draft here in downtown Los ...

The Islanders picked defenceman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL's Erie Otters with the first overall pick in the draft.

Matthew Schaefer lost his mother, Jennifer, to breast cancer. Now, he’s achieved the ultimate milestone – becoming an NHL ...

The Islanders' gesture-sewing a breast cancer ribbon and Jennifer's initials into Schaefer's jersey-left the defenseman stunned. "A lot of people can say it's just a ribbon, but it ...

Matthew Schaefer is officially the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The 17-year-old star was selected by the New York Islanders on June 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, despite ...

He is the total package as a skater. He has a phenomenal top gear and will push the pace with the puck through open ice. He ...

As Schaefer’s NHL prospects rose in 2023 while he was playing for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, his billet ...

New Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche also was busy before the draft. The Islanders traded defenseman Noah Dobson to ...

The Islanders selected Matthew Schaefer No. 1 in the 2025 NHL Draft. Here's what to know about the defenseman who overcame a ...

On the first day of Islanders development camp, first overall draft pick Matthew Schaefer talked about the whirlwind of joining the NHL, what he’s working on during the camp, and learning what’s it ...

Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, shared an emotional tribute to his late mother and received a ...

Schaefer, a wiry 17-year-old defenseman standing 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, heads into the draft as the consensus top prospect, ...