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

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

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

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

High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose Sharks, and the Chicago Blackhawks took Swedish forward ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES – The expectation always was for the Islanders to select defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first pick in the ...

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

The New York Islanders have selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick of the 2025 NHL draft. Schaefer was ...

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

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

The Islanders selected gifted 17-year-old defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night.