"Per NHL PR, with eight goals and 17 points in his first 25 NHL games, Schaefer has now done something no teenage defenseman had ever done before: he became the first in league history to score eight goals through his first 25 career games, breaking a tie with Orr, who had seven goals in his first 25. When you eclipse one of the greatest defensemen ever, people take notice."
"The comparisons do not stop there. Schaefer's explosive November placed him in even rarer company. With five goals in the month, he became just the third 18-year-old defenseman ever to score at least five goals in a calendar month, joining Housley, who scored seven in January 1983, and Bobby Orr, who scored five in November 1966. This is not normal territory."
"His 17 points in 25 games also match the early career production of Orr and Ekblad, tying all three players for the third most points by an 18-year-old defenseman through his first 25 games. And his eight career goals already place him among the top young blueliners in league history. Only Rasmus Dahlin and Zach Bogosian, both with nine, sit ahead of him among teenage defensemen."
Matthew Schaefer, an 18-year-old rookie defenseman for the Islanders, has scored eight goals and 17 points through his first 25 NHL games. He became the first teenage defenseman in NHL history to reach eight goals within his first 25 career games, surpassing Bobby Orr. Schaefer scored five goals in November, becoming the third 18-year-old defenseman to score at least five goals in a calendar month, joining Phil Housley and Bobby Orr. His 17 points through 25 games match Orr and Aaron Ekblad for third-most by an 18-year-old defenseman. He logs heavy minutes, plays on both special teams, and receives all-situation trust from coach Patrick Roy.
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