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nks article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia canadian ice hockey player born 2007 this article is about the ice hockey player for the politician see matt schaefer for the actor see matthew shaffer for the singer see matthew shafer ice hockey player matthew schaefer schaefer with the new york islanders in 2026 born 2007 09 05 september 5 2007 age 19 hamilton ontario canada height 6 ft 2 in 188 cm weight 186 lb 84 kg 13 st 4 lb position defence shoots left nhl team new york islanders nhl draft 1st overall 2025 new york islanders playing career 2025 present matthew schaefer born september 5 2007 is a canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the new york islanders of the national hockey league nhl he was selected first overall by the islanders in the 2025 nhl entry draft and won the calder memorial trophy as the nhl s best rookie in 2025 26 playing career edit junior edit playing at the under 16 level for the halton hurricanes of the south central triple a hockey league in 2022 23 schaefer recorded 12 goals and 32 points in 25 games earning player of the year honours 1 following the season he was selected first overall in the 2023 ontario hockey league ohl draft by the erie otters 2 he became the third first overall pick in otters history after ryan o reilly and connor mcdavid 3 in may 2023 he signed a contract with the otters committing to play for the team beginning that fall 4 early in his rookie ohl season the 2023 24 season schaefer scored his first goal on october 12 2023 a power play goal against the niagara icedogs 5 as the backbone of an otters defence group that the hockey news described as bleak schaefer was leaned upon heavily but managed the transition from minor hockey to the ohl smoothly 6 he would finish the year with three goals and 17 points in 56 games earning first team all rookie honors 7 his impressive rookie season came in the face of significant personal struggles as both his mother and his billet mother died during the season 2 schaefer began the 2024 25 season sick with mononucleosis missing nine games before getting clearance to play 8 in january 2025 not long after sustaining a broken collarbone at the 2025 world junior championships he was named the top north american skater on nhl central scouting bureau s midterm rankings 9 despite missing the remainder of the season schaefer received the chl top draft prospect award in advance of the 2025 nhl entry draft having recorded seven goals and 15 assists in 17 games played 10 professional edit on june 27 2025 schaefer was selected first overall by the new york islanders in the 2025 nhl entry draft he signed a three year entry level contract with the islanders on august 4 11 schaefer made his nhl debut with the team on october 9 against the pittsburgh penguins and recorded his first nhl point by assisting on a first period goal by jonathan drouin 12 two days later on october 11 schaefer scored his first nhl goal against the washington capitals as the islanders lost the game 4 2 he became the second youngest defenceman in nhl history to score his first nhl goal at 18 years 36 days 13 on october 21 schaefer recorded his first nhl multi point game with one goal and one assist in new york s 4 3 win over the san jose sharks also becoming the second rookie defenceman in nhl history to record a point in his first six career games 14 in recognition of his efforts schaefer was named the nhl s rookie of the month for october 15 on november 2 schaefer became the youngest defenceman in nhl history to record a multi goal game 16 on november 14 he became the youngest nhl player to score an overtime goal when he scored the game winner against the utah mammoth 17 by late november he was the league website s consensus favourite for the calder memorial trophy as the league s best rookie 18 on february 26 2026 schaefer registered 17th and 18th goals of the season in a 4 3 overtime win over the montreal canadiens tying and surpassing phil housley for the most goals scored by an 18 year old defenceman he also tied and surpassed denis potvin for the most goals scored by a rookie defenceman in islanders history 19 on march 1 he recorded his fourth multi goal game of the season and his first three point performance with two goals and an assist in a 5 4 win against the florida panthers 20 with the second goal he became the first defenceman in nhl history to be the fastest rookie to 20 goals in a season 21 he also became just the second islanders defenceman and first since potvin in 1985 86 to reach the 20 goal mark 22 on march 19 schaefer recorded his 50th point of the season with a goal against the ottawa senators he became the youngest defenceman in nhl history to reach 50 career points at 18 years and 195 days 23 on march 31 schaefer recorded his 57th point of the season surpassing stefan persson for the most points by a rookie defenceman in islanders history 24 on april 4 schaefer recorded 58th point of the season and passed housley for most points by an 18 year old defenceman in league history 25 on april 9 schaefer scored his 23rd goal of the season tying brian leetch s single season record for most goals scored by a rookie defenceman 26 27 he finished the season with 59 points in 82 games and tied beckett sennecke for the rookie goal scoring lead in recognition of his achievements he was voted a finalist for the calder memorial trophy 28 on may 13 schaefer unanimously won the calder trophy with his father and brother presenting him with the trophy during an appearance on gma3 29 he became the sixth player in islanders history and the first since mathew barzal in 2017 18 to win the award as well as being the first unanimous winner since teemu selänne in 1992 93 30 schaefer was also named to the nhl all rookie team 31 international play edit medal record men s ice hockey representing canada world u18 championship 2024 finland hlinka gretzky cup 2024 canada representing ontario at the 2023 canada winter games schaefer as the team s captain scored a game winning goal in overtime of the finals to secure a 3 2 victory over saskatchewan and a gold medal 2 later that year he would win gold with the canadian under 17 team at the 2023 world u 17 hockey challenge again as captain 32 33 at the 2024 world u18 championships schaefer and canada went undefeated to a gold medal finish 34 although overshadowed by fellow underage player gavin mckenna and his 20 points at the event schaefer was also a standout averaging just under 18 minutes a night including power play and penalty kill deployment and scoring one goal and five points in seven games 2 schaefer was the canadian captain at the 2024 hlinka gretzky cup where his standout play was a driving force behind the canadians claiming the gold medal 35 he opened the tournament with two goals in a 10 0 victory against switzerland 5 adding four assists over the rest of the event to finish with six points 36 after scoring a goal and an assist in the first game of the 2025 world junior championships schaefer suffered a broken collarbone in the following match a 3 2 upset loss to latvia 37 9 personal life edit matthew schaefer is the younger son of todd and jennifer schaefer his older brother johnny like him played in the ontario hockey league ohl his mother died of breast cancer in february 2024 less than three months after his billet mother emily matson was struck and killed by a train in an apparent suicide 2 schaefer lived with new york islanders veteran matt martin and his family during his first nhl season in 2025 26 38 career statistics edit regular season and playoffs edit regular season playoffs season team league gp g a pts pim gp g a pts pim 2023 24 erie otters ohl 56 3 14 17 16 6 0 3 3 2 2024 25 erie otters ohl 17 7 15 22 8 2025 26 new york islanders nhl 82 23 36 59 38 nhl totals 82 23 36 59 38 international edit year team event result gp g a pts pim 2023 canada white u17 8 1 3 4 6 2024 canada u18 7 1 4 5 2 2024 canada hg18 5 2 4 6 0 2025 canada wjc 5th 2 1 1 2 0 junior totals 22 5 12 17 8 awards and honours edit award year ref chl chl top draft prospect award 2025 10 ohl first all rookie team 2024 39 nhl rookie of the month october 2025 15 calder memorial trophy 2026 29 nhl all rookie team 2026 31 records edit nhl edit most goals by a rookie defenseman 23 tied with brian leetch new york islanders edit most points by a rookie defenseman 59 references edit henry jordan april 3 2023 2023 u16 aaa player of the year awards canadian hockey league retrieved october 3 2024 1 2 3 4 5 campbell ken may 18 2024 light feet heavy heart the tragic story of a rising hockey star and two unfathomable losses toronto star retrieved october 2 2024 copper mike april 20 2023 matthew schaefer joins o reilly mcdavid as erie otters no 1 overall picks in ohl draft erie times news retrieved october 2 2024 scheig mark may 24 2023 erie otters get to know matthew schaefer wesley royston the hockey writers retrieved october 2 2024 1 2 stockl joely january 16 2024 a look back at the top 3 from the 2023 ohl priority selection the hockey news retrieved october 2 2024 stockl joely february 10 2024 an updated look at the 2023 ohl draft class the 2007 age group picks 1 5 the hockey news retrieved october 3 2024 vickers aaron august 4 2024 schaefer ready to put the work boots on ahead of 2025 nhl draft national hockey league retrieved october 2 2024 campbell ken october 23 2024 matthew schaefer begins his quest for no 1 overall in the 2025 nhl draft the hockey news retrieved october 23 2024 1 2 mccarthy rowan january 14 2025 matthew schaefer named top north american prospect in nhl central scouting mid term rankings the hockey news retrieved january 18 2025 1 2 séguin christopher june 13 2025 gavin mckenna becomes the third youngest to earn chl player of the year honours as the league s top talent is celebrated at the 2025 chl awards canadian hockey league retrieved june 13 2025 islanders sign schaefer nhl com august 4 2025 retrieved august 4 2025 morreale mike g october 9 2025 schaefer makes family friends super proud in nhl debut with islanders nhl com retrieved october 10 2025 rosner stefen october 11 2025 schaefer scores 1st goal in islanders loss to capitals nhl com retrieved october 12 2025 luscher rachel october 21 2025 takeaways islanders defeat sharks 4 3 for third straight win nhl com retrieved october 26 2025 1 2 schaefer named nhl rookie of the month for october national hockey league november 1 2025 retrieved november 26 2025 rosen dan november 26 2025 schaefer has changed our team islanders gm says on nhl therink podcast national hockey league retrieved november 26 2025 luscher rachel november 14 2025 takeaways schaefer s ot winner lifts islanders to 3 2 win over utah nhl com retrieved november 15 2025 morreale mike g november 23 2025 trophy tracker schaefer of islanders top choice for calder as rookie of year national hockey league archived from the original on december 10 2025 retrieved december 10 2025 rosner stefen february 27 2026 islanders beat canadiens 4 3 in overtime on historic night for matthew schaefer yahoo sports retrieved february 27 2026 rosner stefen march 2 2026 matthew schaefer reaches 20 goals as islanders match last season s win total with 21 games remaining the hockey news retrieved march 3 2026 nhl edge stats behind schaefer s historic rookie season national hockey league march 2 2026 retrieved march 2 2026 streeter jennifer march 3 2026 islanders matthew schaefer receives weekly honor after historic stretch si com retrieved march 3 2026 islanders matthew schaefer becomes youngest defenceman to record 50 points sportsnet ca march 19 2026 retrieved march 20 2026 engel heather march 31 2026 sabres break tie late defeat islanders for 100th point of season nhl com retrieved april 21 2026 dusterberg kurt april 4 2026 jarvis has 3 points hurricanes hold off islanders nhl com retrieved april 5 2026 nhl morning skate april 10 2026 nhl com april 10 2026 archived from the original on april 10 2026 retrieved april 10 2026 matthew schaefer scored his 23rd goal on the campaign to tie brian leetch 23 in 1988 89 for the highest single season total by a rookie defenseman in nhl history and sears ethan april 9 2026 islanders matthew schaefer ties single season rookie defenseman goal record as historic year continues new york post retrieved april 10 2026 demidov schaefer sennecke named calder trophy finalists nhl com may 5 2026 retrieved may 5 2026 1 2 compton brian may 13 2026 schaefer wins calder islanders defenseman surprised with trophy on gma3 nhl com retrieved may 13 2026 schaefer wins calder trophy as nhl rookie of the year nhl com may 13 2026 retrieved may 13 2026 1 2 nhl announces 2025 26 all rookie team nhl com june 12 2026 retrieved june 13 2026 ellis steven august 7 2024 meet matthew schaefer the top early defenseman for the 2025 nhl draft daily faceoff retrieved october 2 2024 brown jared august 5 2024 otters defenseman matthew schaefer named team canada captain for the hlinka gretzky cup the hockey news retrieved october 2 2024 themoment a rising hockey star turned tragedy into triumph cbc news retrieved october 2 2024 ferrari tony august 11 2024 hlinka gretzky cup schaefer and ivankovic lead tournament standouts as canada wins gold the hockey news retrieved october 2 2024 bukala jason august 22 2024 an early ranking of top 10 prospects for 2025 nhl draft sportsnet retrieved october 2 2024 clipperton joshua december 28 2024 canadian defenceman matthew schaefer out for rest of world juniors due to injury global news retrieved january 18 2025 luscher rachel april 15 2026 schaefer s special first season with islanders i can t thank the organization enough nhl com retrieved july 10 2026 brown jared may 29 2024 ohl announces 2023 24 all star all rookie teams the hockey news retrieved october 3 2024 external links edit biographical information and career statistics from nhl com or eliteprospects com or espn com or eurohockey com or hockey reference com or the internet hockey database awards and achievements preceded by macklin celebrini nhl first overall draft pick 2025 succeeded by gavin mckenna preceded by cole eiserman new york islanders first round pick 2025 succeeded by victor eklund preceded by lane hutson calder memorial trophy 2026 succeeded by incumbent retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title matthew_schaefer oldid 1367610565 categories 2007 births living people 21st century canadian sportsmen canadian ice hockey defencemen erie otters players first overall nhl draft picks ice hockey people from 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