LOS ANGELES — Matthew Schaefer thought he might cry. The tears indeed fell as Schaefer kissed the cancer ribbon on his Islanders jersey, the one given to him by Gary Bettman moments after the NHL ...

On the day Matthew Schaefer could have been celebrating his high school graduation, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft had an appointment that was close to his heart. While in Buffalo for ...

As he heads into his second season in the fall, he is not ready to rest on the lofty accomplishments from his rookie season.

New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has been named to the NHL All-Rookie Team, an annual honor recognizing the league's top six rookies, as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers ...

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Defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the current favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, was injured early in the first period of Team Canada’s round-robin game on Friday against Latvia during ...

PITTSBURGH — Matthew Schaefer jumped onto the darkened ice at PPG Paints Arena and, along with New York Islanders teammate Max Shabanov, took the traditional solo lap every player makes before their ...

Matthew Schaefer won the 2026 Calder Trophy and got a head start on the 2027 King Clancy Trophy. Schaefer became the second-ever unanimous winner of the NHL’s rookie of the year honor Wednesday when ...

The New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer had a phenomenal rookie campaign in the NHL this past season as he recorded 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points in 82 games as just an 18-year old defenseman.

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Just five games into his career, Matthew Schaefer is sprinting toward history. With his secondary assist on Max ...