Schaefer can be Islanders pillar on defense, like Potvin for dynasty teams No. 1 pick in 2025 Draft lauded as 'wonderful leader;' Hall of Famer top choice in 1973 ...

The New York Islanders locked down defenseman Alexander Romanov to an eight-year extension, the team announced Monday.

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By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall ...

By GREG BEACHAM LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second… ...

The Islanders took defenseman Matthew Schaefer as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL draft, making him the fifth defenseman drafted first overall since 2000.

The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday in Los Angeles.

Matthew Schaefer (left) stands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being drafted by the New York Islanders with the No. 1 overall pick in Friday night’s NHL Draft.

Schaefer is just the fifth defenseman drafted No. 1 overall in the NHL draft since 2000, and the first since Owen Power went to Buffalo in 2021.

Heineman was acquired by the Islanders on Friday, along with two 2025 first-round picks, from Montreal in exchange for Noah Dobson, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. The Islanders surprised nobody by using their first No. 1 selection since 2009 on the 17-year-old ...