With the Stanley Cup Finals in the rearview mirror, the NHL is officially in offseason mode with the 2025 NHL Draft set to take place on Friday evening in Los Angeles. The New York Islanders hold the No.

The 2025 NHL Draft begins on June 27 with the first round from Los Angeles, with a major trade already impacting the order before the first pick is made by the New York Islanders.

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 who spent the past two seasons with the OHL’s Erie Otters.