Schaefer Wins Calder Trophy as NHL's Rookie of the Year
The 18-year-old received all 198 first-place votes after a rookie season with 23 goals, 36 assists and a teenage NHL record streak.
- On Wednesday, the NHL announced New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer as the unanimous winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy, receiving all 198 first-place votes from the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
- Selected first overall in the 2025 NHL Draft, Schaefer broke multiple league records in his rookie season, matching Hall of Famer Brian Leetch's single-season goalscoring record for a rookie defenseman with 23 goals in 82 games.
- ABC-TV surprised the defenseman during a Wednesday segment of "GMA3: What You Need To Know," where his family and Islanders executive Matt Martin revealed the honor under the guise of promoting next season's All-Star weekend.
- Following the announcement, the Islanders revealed a $150,000 gift from the Islanders Children's Foundation to open the Jennifer Schaefer Child Support Center at the RJ Zuckerberg Cancer Center in October, honoring his late mother.
- While the Islanders missed the playoffs this year after a late-season slump, the team aims to build a contender in the near future around Schaefer and Vezina Trophy finalist Ilya Sorokin.
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Matthew Schaefer Makes History With Calder Trophy Win
The New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer had a phenomenal rookie campaign in the NHL this past season as he recorded 23 goals and 36 assists for 59 points in 82 games as just an 18-year old defenseman.Schaefer was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for his efforts yesterday as he beat out fellow nominees Ivan Demidov of the Montreal Canadiens and Beckett Sennecke of the Anaheim Ducks for the award. He is the first Islander to win the Calder since…
Isles Matthew Schaefer annihilates Calder Trophy field, rookie wins award unanimously
The Calder Trophy — awarded to the NHL's rookie of the year — is usually one of the most talked-about awards that the league dishes out, and that's because there's usually a pretty compelling race for the award.Well... not exactly this year.Instead, Islanders rookie standout Matthew Schaefer was the runaway winner.Schaeffer, who was selected by the Isles with the first-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, was surprised with the trophy during an a…
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