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Exclusive | Gary Bettman tells The Post what impresses him about Islanders star Matthew Schaefer

Nypost · · 431 words · By Ethan Sears
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“The 18-year-old defenseman, unanimously named the Calder Trophy recipient Wednesday”
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Multiple independent sources (NHL.com, ESPN, and other web results) confirm that 18-year-old defenseman Matthew Schaefer was the unanimous choice for the Calder Trophy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lane Hutson (born February 14, 2004) is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Hutson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Schaefer (born September 5, 2007) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Schaefer
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“making a video with Matt Martin’s twin girls to explain how the draft lottery works”
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While evidence mentions Matthew Schaefer lived with Matt Martin and that Martin's daughters were present at the trophy presentation, and a TikTok mentions Martin's daughter and Schaefer, there is no specific confirmation of a marketing video explaining the draft lottery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NHL entry draft was the 61st draft for the National Hockey League. The draft was held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The first three selections were Connor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NHL_entry_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NHL entry draft was the 63rd draft for the National Hockey League. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2025, and it took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first three selections …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NHL_entry_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025, and was the final regular season played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NHL_season
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“which is a record for an 18-year-old defenseman”
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Multiple sources (Yardbarker and other web results) confirm that Matthew Schaefer set the NHL record for most goals by an 18-year-old defenseman (18 goals).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NHL entry draft was the 63rd draft for the National Hockey League. The draft was held on June 27–28, 2025, and it took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first three selections …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NHL_entry_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation (108th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on October 7, 2025, and was the final regular season played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NHL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Schaefer (born September 5, 2007) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Schaefer
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“Bettman was honored with the David J. Stern Leadership Award at the luncheon”
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The UJA-Federation of New York's official site confirms that Gary Bettman was honored at their Sports Annual Luncheon for his leadership.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 NHL entry draft was the 59th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on July 23–24, 2021, delayed by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_NHL_entry_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joel Norman Quenneville (born September 15, 1958) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Quenneville
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Hockey League commissioner (French: Commissaire de la LNH) is the highest-ranking executive officer in the National Hockey League (NHL). The position was created in 1993; Gary Bettman was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_commissioner
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“named after the former NBA commissioner who worked with Bettman for over 12 years when both were rising through the ranks at the NBA”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm David Stern was the NBA commissioner and that he maintained a close professional relationship with Gary Bettman.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stern
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web search NEUTRAL — David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GE4Hg6ZoU
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web search NEUTRAL — Former NBA commissioner David Stern tries to connect with Gary Bettman by phone about once a week. Even he has a tough time keeping track of the NHL commissioner's schedule.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/david-stern-nhl-gary-be…
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“The 73-year-old Bettman”
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The search results for 'Gary' returned irrelevant information about a TV show 'The Bear' and other unrelated series; no evidence regarding Gary Bettman's specific age was found in the provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Gary" is a special episode of the American comedy-drama series The Bear, written by and starring cast members Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal and directed by series creator Christopher Storer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_(The_Bear_episode)
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · FX released on Tuesday a surprise flashback episode of 'The Bear,' written by Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who star as cousins Mikey and Richie on a road trip to Gary, Ind.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2026-05-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gary: With Tyler Scott Null, Becky Hirschfeld, Margo Winchester, Lawrence Chen. When a down-on-his-luck loser gets a new job, hijinx ensue.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt36398625/
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“the All-Star Game, which will be the first the NHL has held since 2024”
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The provided evidence mentions the 2025-26 season and schedules, but does not explicitly state that the upcoming All-Star Game is the first one held since 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 NHL season is the 109th season of operation of the National Hockey League. The regular season began on October 7, 2025, and was the final regular season played under the 82-game schedule b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NHL_season
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web search NEUTRAL — The complete 2026 NHL season schedule on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all NHL games.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/schedule
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web search NEUTRAL — NHL.com is the official website of the National Hockey League.All NHL team jerseys customized with NHL players' names and numbers are officially licensed by the NHL and the NHLPA.
https://www.nhl.com/schedule
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“the league has settled on a system of rotating between an All-Star Game and best-on-best competition — an Olympics every four years and a league-run World Cup of Hockey every four years”
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The search results provide general NHL homepages and scores, but no information regarding a specific rotation system between All-Star Games, Olympics, and the World Cup of Hockey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hardest Shots, Fastest Skaters NHL EDGE: Advanced Stats for Everyone. The next generation of advanced stats is here.
https://www.nhl.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for NHL live scores, video highlights and latest news. Stream exclusive ESPN games and play Fantasy Hockey.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Live NHL scores at CBSSports.com's NHL scoreboard. Get live NHL scoring updates, postgame box scores and NHL game recaps.
https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/scoreboard/
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“UBS Arena, which hosts its first tentpole event since opening in 2021 next season”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding UBS Arena's tentpole events.
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“It was originally slated to host the 2026 All-Star Game”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the original scheduling of the 2026 All-Star Game at UBS Arena.
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“The Islanders got the 2027 All-Star Game instead.”
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