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

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

NHL Draft first round draft order as each selection is made, beginning with Matthew Schaefer picked No. 1 overall.

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

The Islanders took defenseman Matthew Schaefer as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL draft, making him the fifth defenseman ...

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer thought he might cry. The tears indeed fell as Schaefer kissed the cancer ribbon on his ...

The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday ...

The 17-year-old defenseman overcame personal tragedy to become the first pick in the NHL draft, and he was emotional after ...

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

New York surprises nobody by using its first No. 1 selection since 2009 on the 17-year-old Schaefer, a 6-foot-2 blue liner ...

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

Schaefer played only 17 games last season before breaking his collarbone in December, but Schaefer’s acumen on both ends of ...