Islanders GM and EVP Mathieu Darche is “beyond excited” winger Victor Eklund and defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson were available ...

Matthew Schaefer, weeping, kissing the cancer ribbon on the New York Islanders jersey adorned with his name, moments after they chose him first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- The New York Islanders found the next cornerstone of their franchise on Friday, but they were far from done ...

New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche looked into using the 16th and 17th picks acquired from the Montreal ...

But, fast-forwarding to Friday in his current position as Montreal’s executive VP of hockey operations, Gorton oversaw the trade for Dobson by sending the Islanders the 16th and 17th selections in the ...

The Islanders received Swedish wing Emil Heineman, 23, and picks Nos. 16 and 17 in the first round of Friday night's draft.

“We’re going to beat the Rangers every time we play them,” defenseman Matthew Schaefer said Friday night after the Islanders ...

Tracking all of the latest NHL trades, including the Islanders trading Noah Dobson to the Canadiens, per report.

Schaefer is the first draft pick made by new Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche, who was just hired last month. The Islanders did not renew Lou Lamoriello's contract after the 2024-25 season, ...

The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder was the player the Caps zeroed in on at the end of the first round. At pick No. 27, they got him.

The New York Islanders’ frenetic, chaotic, wild first round of the NHL Draft landed two more solid prospects for the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After Matthew Schaefer pulled the blue-and-orange sweater over his head at the NHL draft, his eyes already glistening with tears, he glanced down at his left shoulder and saw a pink ...