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

The 2025 NHL Draft's inaugural decentralized format saw Matthew Schaefer selected first overall by the Islanders, honoring ...

The selected players ranged from Matthew Schaefer, taken by the New York Islanders with the No. 1 pick and regarded as a ...

The 2025 NHL draft is now complete. While No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer was no surprise, there was no shortage of ...

NHL Draft may have lacked the star power recent editions of the annual event had, but it didn't lack in intrigue.

With the 52nd pick in the NHL Draft, the Minnesota Wild selected Theodor Hallquisth. The 18-year-old is coming off an ...

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

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday ...

Malcolm Spence and Matthew Schaefer were teammates and roommates with Erie of the Ontario Hockey League. But they’ll be on ...

The first round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft is the focus of the latest episode of the "NHL Draft Class" podcast. Co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale were joined on the show by the first ...

The shrapnel from Schaefer's chirp hit one of his closest friends Saturday, when Malcolm Spence was taken by the Rangers in the second round with the No. 43 pick, their first selection in the 2025 ...

New York Islanders select defenceman Matthew Schaefer first overall at NHL draft ...