New York islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer is the presumptive favorite for the Calder Trophy with the analytics backing it up ...

Chris Pronger compared Matthew Schaefer’s skating to old Bobby Orr clips while questioning Team Canada’s roster call.

Schaefer's two-way dominance redefines rookie impact, showcasing exceptional value far beyond raw scoring. He's rewriting the ...

In the 2024-2025 NHL season, the New York Islanders finished with a 35-35-12 record, placed sixth in the Metropolitan Division, and failed to make the playoffs. During the season, the Islanders began ...

Matthew Schaefer has ice in his veins. The 18-year-old hockey phenom is doing everything right in his early days with the New York Islanders, with the first overall draft pick coolly thriving on and ...

Matthew Schaefer says he just wanted to make the Islanders out of training camp, and there is plenty of reason to believe him. But Adam Pelech knew over the summer, when he stepped onto the ice for a ...

The eighteen-year-old Islander was last year’s No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft. On a recent day off, he shoots a commercial, chats with Tom Brady, and raves about babysitting.

The 18-year-old Islanders defenseman, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's NHL Draft, has become a fan favorite on Long Island through the first four months of his rookie season. Count at least two ...

Matthew Schaefer’s focus wasn’t on becoming a marketer’s dream. The Islanders’ prized rookie longed only to be a superior NHL player as quickly as possible. But the combination of the No. 1 overall ...

The impact several rookies are making on the NHL is one of the major storylines of the 2025-26 season. Each week, NHL.com will examine topics related to this season's class in the Rookie Watch. This ...

Peace, love and hockey brawls. What can only be described as an all-out war ensued between the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders as the result of controversial actions from enforcer Nikita Zadorov.

The race for the Calder Trophy is all but over. Much like a marathon runner that has surged ahead of the pack after starting at a tremendous pace, New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has ...