Erie Otters managing partner Jeremy Wood-Ross hopes Matthew Schaefer plays in the Ontario Hockey League again this winter.

In early May, the New York Islanders won the NHL’s Draft Lottery after entering with a 3.5% chance of the ping pong balls ...

FILE - Canada forward Calum Ritchie, left, celebrates after his goal with defenseman Matthew Schaefer during third-period ...

Doerrie predicted that the Islanders would use the No. 1 pick on Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer. The 17-year-old was ...

The 2025 NHL Draft will be held June 27-28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles (team officials will participate ...

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

That rant aside, here is how I think tonight could go.

Schaefer, a wiry 17-year-old defenseman standing 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, heads into the draft as the consensus top prospect, ...

Even though roster moves and head coaching hires have already been made, the start of the NHL draft is the real official ...

NHL Draft first round begins today. Here's everything you need to watch, including time, date, TV channel, schedule and more.

The New York Islanders are set to make the first pick in the NHL draft Friday night in Los Angeles. New general manager ...

The New York Islanders are projected to take defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the top pick of the 2025 NHL draft. Who'll ...