Matthew Schaefer

Born on: September 5, 2007
Birth place: Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)

Drafted by: New York Islanders, 1. round (#1 overall), in 2025 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	16	2024	Team Canada	U18 World Championship	Espoo and Vantaa, Finland
	16	2024	Team Canada	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals
IIHF U18 World Championship Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Oct 31, 2025	NYI @ WSH	(3-1)	0	0	0	0	-1	17:58	12:38	5:20	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
Nov 2, 2025	CBJ @ NYI	(2-3)	2	0	2	0	0	17:24	16:00	0:48	0:36	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	50.0%	6.897	0.000	6.897	3.750	0.000	3.750	75.000	0.000	75.000	3	66.7%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Nov 4, 2025	BOS @ NYI	(4-3)	0	1	1	2	1	22:31	17:23	5:00	0:08	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	2.665	2.665	0.000	3.452	3.452	0.000	0.000	0.000	5	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Nov 7, 2025	MIN @ NYI	(5-2)	0	0	0	0	-1	23:59	20:23	2:44	0:52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Nov 8, 2025	NYI @ NYR	(5-0)	0	0	0	0	1	24:16	20:22	3:47	0:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2023‑24	Erie Otters	OHL	16	56	3	14	17	16	-2	1	0	0	3.6
2023‑24	Team Canada White U17		16	8	1	3	4	6		1	0	0
2023‑24	Team Canada U18		16	9	2	8	10	2	11	0	0	1
2024‑25	Erie Otters	OHL	17	17	7	15	22	8	21	2	0	2	10.0
2024‑25	Team Canada U18		17	5	2	4	6	0		0	0	0
2024‑25	Team Canada U20		17	5	1	4	5	0	2	0	0	0
2025‑26	New York Islanders	NHL	18	15	5	6	11	4	1	3	0	1	11.1
2025‑26	Team Canada U20		18	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
2025‑26	Team Canada Red U20		18	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	OHL Totals			73	10	29	39	24	19	3	0	2	6.5
	NHL Totals			15	5	6	11	4	1	3	0	1	11.1

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2023‑24	Erie Otters	OHL	16	6	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	0.0
	OHL Totals			6	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Canada - U18 World Championship 2024	16	7	1	4	5	2	8	0	0	0	6.3
Team Canada - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2024	16	5	2	4	6	0		0	0	0
Team Canada - U20 World Championship 2025	17	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	16.7
U18 World Championship Totals		7	1	4	5	2	8	0	0	0	6.3
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		5	2	4	6	0		0	0	0
U20 World Championship Totals		2	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	16.7

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Canada White - U17 World Challenge 2023	16	8	1	3	4	6		1	0	0
Team Canada - U18 Worlds Exhibition Games 2024	16	2	1	4	5	0	3	0	0	1
Team Canada - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2024	17	3	0	3	3	0		0	0	0
Team Canada - U20 World Summer Showcase 2025	17	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Team Canada Red - U20 World Summer Showcase 2025	17	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
U17 Men Totals		8	1	3	4	6		1	0	0
U20 Men Totals		5	0	3	3	0		0	0	0
U18 Men Totals		2	1	4	5	0	3	0	0	1