The New York Islanders selected Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. What to know: ...

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

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

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

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Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer has been selected number one overall in the 2025 NHL draft by the New York Islanders. Schaefer becomes the first Otters player drafted number one overall in ...

Matthew Schaefer, with Friday's decision by the New York Islanders, became the second Erie Otter chosen with the No. 1 overall pick in an NHL draft.

Following Connor McDavid, Matthew Schaefer becomes the second Erie Otter—and first OHL player since 2015—drafted first ...

The New York Islanders selected Erie (Pennsylvania) Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NHL Draft on June 27.. He's the first defenseman to be taken first ...