Overview
- The NHL and the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association announced Wednesday that the Islanders rookie received all 198 first-place votes.
- Voting details showed Ivan Demidov led the second-place tally with 120, Beckett Sennecke had 41, and Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobeš drew 32.
- Schaefer played all 82 games with 23 goals and 59 points, tying Brian Leetch’s rookie defenseman goals record and setting the 18-year-old points mark.
- He led all rookies in average ice time at 24:41, power-play goals with eight, and shots on goal with 222.
- He is the sixth Islander to win the Calder, and he learned of the honor in a Good Morning America surprise that he dedicated to his late mother.