Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer named finalist for Calder Memorial Trophy after historic year

Fuente: New York Post

Matthew Schaefer’s historic rookie season is one step away from being immortalized in hardware.   During a live broadcast of the NHL draft lottery Tuesday night, the 18-year-old defenseman was announced as a finalist for the 2026 Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player “selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the NHL. ”  Schaefer was announced alongside Montreal’s Ivan Demidov and Anaheim’s Beckett Sennecke.