""It's awesome," Schaefer said of Ritchie. "Obviously, playing with him at the World Juniors - it's been awesome. You know, playing against him and finally being on the same team... You know, being roommates with him, it's been pretty fun. We do a lot of things together.""
""It's been great, we get along really well," Ritchie says. "It's pretty easy to get along wi"
"Matthew Schaefer, Cal Ritchie, Kashawn Aitcheson and Matt Maggio speak to reporters after day one of @NYIslanders Rookie Camp! #Isles #SchwartzOnSports 🏒🥅 pic.twitter.com/oxIWzodWO4- Peter Schwartz (@SchwartzSports) September 11, 2025"
The New York Islanders transformed a weak seven-year prospect pipeline by trading Brock Nelson for top prospect Calum Ritchie and then winning the NHL Draft Lottery to select Matthew Schaefer. Ritchie entered as one of the NHL's top 20 prospects and Schaefer emerged as the consensus top prospect and the league's top prospect. Both attended development and rookie camps, room together and are cultivating on-ice chemistry and off-ice friendship, including practicing golf short games. Their shared World Juniors experience and early bond position them as potential long-term cornerstones capable of reshaping the franchise's future.
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