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

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

The defenseman signed an eight-year contract extension with the Canadiens ...

After weeks of excitement, anticipation and speculation, the New York Islanders selected Matthew Schaefer with the first pick ...

Matthew Schaefer, with Friday's decision by the New York Islanders, became the second Erie Otters chosen with the No. 1 ...

The hard work of turning around an Islanders team that has missed the playoffs twice in the past four years, and not won a ...

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

Matthew Schaefer stood up after his name was called. The emotion of the moment was too much. Thinking about the person he ...

Matthew Schaefer officially became the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft on Friday as the New York Islanders selected him with the top pick, but the moment was bittersweet as Schaefer paid tribute to his ...

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

Schaefer is the first draft pick made by new Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche, who was just hired last month. The Islanders did not renew Lou Lamoriello's contract after the 2024-25 season, ...

Noah Dobson has been expected to be traded since the team landed the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft, and after so much ...