'It's been remarkable': Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer dazzles as a rookie for New York Islanders
•CBC News
Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer, who lost his mother, Jennifer, to cancer in 2024 and broke down in tears on an emotional draft night, is off to a record setting start in his first year in the National Hockey League.
Brayden Schenn had seen the highlights. The veteran centre knew all about a peach-fuzzed New York Islanders defenceman making waves in a jaw-dropping rookie season from afar. Acquired by the club a…