Remember how the 2024 NHL Draft class was the year of the defenseman? A total of 77 were taken, which was a decent uptick ...

Hessel was inducted into the Edwardsville Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the the 2024 class. Though records are meant to be ...

Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer is Pronman's No. 1 ranked prospect and the favorite to go first in the draft.

Matthew Schaefer's absence from the Erie Otters will last longer than planned. Unexpectedly longer, according to Stan Butler. Erie's coach announced Monday that the team's star defenseman ...

Our NHL draft and prospect expert looks at the best kids available in 2025, led by a defenseman who has proven his worth on ...

The NHL Central Scouting bureau deems the Erie Otters' Matthew Schaefer its top pick for this year's draft despite the ...

Schaefer: "We had plenty of blunders tonight and yet still found a way to win." Sunday's trip to Ole Miss isn't a gimme. The ...

It is every hockey prospect's dream to be taken first overall at the NHL Draft and Matthew Schaefer is on pace to make that a reality. The Erie Otters defenceman was the unanimous selection for ...

Even though Matthew Schaefer broke his collarbone while playing for Canada at the World Junior Championship - undergoing surgery to repair it on Dec. 30 - and won’t play another game until April ...

That brings us to another potential dilemma for the Blackhawks in 2025. Another defenseman, Matthew Schaefer, could emerge as the consensus top player in the draft. He was atop the NHL’s Central ...

State Representative Daniel Alders (R-Tyler) fills in the seat left by retired former State Representative Matt Schaefer. “It’s an incredible honor to be able to be sworn in and officially kick off ...

While U.S. center James Hagens was widely seen as the front-runner heading into this season, NHL Central Scouting pegged Canadian defenseman Matthew Schaefer as its No. 1 pick among North American ...