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New Calder Trophy winner announces plans to open family room named for Jennifer, who died of breast cancer May 14, 2026 NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Matthew Schaefer didn’t get the chance to physically wish his mom a happy Mother’s Day like most 18-year-olds this past Sunday. But the New York Islanders defenseman still thinks about her all the time, looking for ways to honor the woman who did so much for him in such a short amount of time.

NHL’s top rookie gets emotional when dad, brother, Martin’s family appear on ABC show May 13, 2026 It was a family affair when Matthew Schaefer was awarded the Calder Trophy on Wednesday. The 18-year-old New York Islanders defenseman was in tears when his father, Todd, and brother, Johnathon, showed up on the set of ABC’s “GMA3” in New York to inform him he is the NHL’s top rookie for the 2025-26 season. “We’ve got a lot of good family,” Schaefer said.

GM said replacing Roy with veteran coach was made for this season, future April 06, 2026 EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- There's a memorable line in the 1995 comedy "Tommy Boy" where David Spade tells Chris Farley, "You're not your dad.