MATTHEW SCHAEFER WINS 2026 CALDER TROPHY May 13, 2026 - NHL.com

New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has been named the 2025-26 Calder Trophy winner, awarded annually to the NHL's top rookie. Schaefer received first-place votes on all 198 ballots cast, making him the first unanimous Calder Trophy recipient since Teemu Selanne in 1992-93.

At 18 years old, Schaefer is the youngest Calder Trophy winner in NHL history, capping a record-breaking season in which he posted 23 goals and 59 points in 82 games while leading all NHL rookies in ice time. He is the sixth player in Islanders history to win the award and the first since Mathew Barzal in 2017-18.

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