Patrick Roy also touched on Mathew Barzal’s position, a Jonathan Drouin-Bo Horvat connection, Maxim Shabanov and his new ...

The Islanders started the NHL Draft with Matthew Schaefer at first overall and made nine picks overall. What is their draft ...

And though German Maxim Schäfer didn’t quite make my top 100, he was an honorable mention and No. 96 was an appropriate range ...

Acquired as part of the Noah Dobson deal with the Canadiens, the Islanders selected Eklund, the 18-year-old Swede, with the ...

Day 2 of the draft is usually more interesting as a lead-in to July 1 than for any individual prospect drafted.

Monday’s light practice offered few clues toward that end. It is rare, though, for a No. 1 pick not to start the season in ...

The Islanders picked defenceman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL's Erie Otters with the first overall pick in the draft.

Kashawn Aitcheson was pure value at No, 17. His love of open ice hitting is going to make him a fan favorite from the second he joins the organization, and he’s a brilliant complement to Schaefer, who ...

After a strong showing at the 2025 NHL Draft this weekend, the Islanders padded their organizational depth with a couple of ...

The New York Islanders added a key prospect in the 2025 NHL Draft, aiming to provide support for Ilya Sorokin heading into ...

Matthew Schaefer’s previous 72 hours were a bit hard to keep track of. The 17-year-old went No. 1 in the NHL Draft by the New ...

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 ...