Overview

• He signed a three-year entry-level contract with a $975,000 salary cap hit and up to $3.5 million in performance bonuses.
• A UBS Arena ceremony featured 20 children who lost a parent presenting the contract in a gesture linked to Schaefer’s own loss.
• Under the NHL collective bargaining agreement he can play up to nine games before burning a year on his deal and must otherwise return to the Erie Otters.
• The Islanders, who traded Noah Dobson this summer, hold cap space for his integration and view him as the cornerstone of their defense rebuild.
• He concluded the day by throwing the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field before reporting to Islanders training camp in mid-September.