Overview

• The New York Islanders used the first overall pick on Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who is viewed as a future elite No. 1 blueliner.
• Schaefer is expected to make the Opening Night roster and immediately handle heavy defensive minutes and power-play duties.
• With the seventh overall pick, the Boston Bruins drafted Boston College center James Hagens, who finished third in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings.
• Hagens tallied 37 points in 37 games as a freshman at Boston College and will return there for his sophomore season rather than turn pro this year.
• The two-day draft at Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater highlighted contrasting team strategies of immediate NHL readiness versus continued collegiate development.