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New York Islanders make defender Matthew Schaefer the No. 1 pick 2025 NHL Draft Friday.
The 17-year-old Schaefer is 6-foot-2 from Hamilton, Ontario.
He has spent the last two seasons with the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League.
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Matthew Schaefer was selected as the No. 1 pick for the New York Islanders in the first round of the Peacock Theater at the 2025 NHL Draft. (Kirby Lee/Imagn image)
Schaefer played only 17 games last year before breaking his collarbone in December, but his acuity at both ends of the ice still pushes him to the top of nearly all draft boards.
Schaefer is just the fifth defensive player in the NHL draft since 2000, the first game Owen Power went to Buffalo in 2021.
Matthew Schaefer was selected as the No. 1 pick for the New York Islanders in the first round of the Peacock Theater at the 2025 NHL Draft. (Kirby Lee/Imagn image)
Schaefer persisted in reaching this milestone in the tragedy. Schaefer’s mother Jennifer, who died of cancer 16 months ago, endured the recent death of otter owner Jim Waters and his mother of the billet family.
When Schaefer pulls his Islander sweater He kissed the pink ribbon patches on his chest that represented breast cancer consciousness for the first time, and then burst into tears.
The San Jose Sharks are second, and the Chicago Blackhawks are third in the newly dispersed draft in downtown Los Angeles.
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Matthew Schaefer was selected by the New York Islands as the first overall draft pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. (Kirby Lee/Imagn image)
The Islanders won the lottery, picking for the first time in a talented draft.
Although Schaefer clearly stands out, there is no absolute No. 1 pick in the field.
The draft also lacks a centralized format for the staple foods that have long been this year’s practice. The various executives of the 32 teams are mainly at home, not in the draft of the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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