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

Nothing is final until it’s final, and no one, least of all Matthew Schaefer, is acting otherwise.

The Islanders have forwards Mathew Barzal, 28, and Bo Horvat, 30, locked up for five more seasons, along with 29-year-old star goaltender Ilya Sorokin.

“I do remember that skate,” Cootes told The Athletic on Friday, following his selection by the Canucks with the 15th pick at the 2025 NHL Draft. “I remember it vividly,” he added for emphasis.

The Flyers hold the sixth, 22nd, and 31st overall picks of the first round in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. As we do every year, here's a first-round mock Draft.

Here’s how we’d rank each team’s defense depth, from best to worst, just before free agency begins.

The image was unforgettably striking: 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 ...

EAST MEADOW, NY — 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 York Islanders on Friday night in Los Angeles ...

And this is where the rubber meets the road on the way to Round 1 of the NHL Draft on Friday night. Months of preparation and endless hours of calls come down to the next few days, the biggest ...

The Islanders have won the sweepstakes for the coveted Russian forward Maxim Shabanov, inking the 24-year-old to a one-year, $950,000 contract on Wednesday.