Overview

• Head coach Patrick Roy praised Schaefer’s intelligence and maturity as he concluded a standout four-day development camp in East Meadow.
• Capacity crowds at the Islanders’ Northwell Health Ice Center watched Schaefer showcase elite skating, puck-handling, and play-making in light practices and scrimmages.
• Following camp, Schaefer declared his intention to build a long-term career in New York, dismissing talk of returning to college or the OHL.
• He will spend his summer on a rigorous strength and nutrition program in Ontario alongside former NHL defenseman Mark Giordano and blueliner Adam Pelech.
• Under NHL entry-level rules, the 17-year-old can play up to nine games next season before the Islanders must decide whether to burn the first year of his contract.