list of nhl defensemen to play their entire rookie year as an 18 year old

Matthew Schaefer is 18 years old this season.

NAMEAGESEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
18
2025-26
NYI NYI
9
2
5
7
+3
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
28
7.1
0
0
4
10
5
11
23:15
2Zayne Parekh
Z. Parekh
18
2024-25
CGY CGY
1
1
0
1
+3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
0
0
1
1
0
1
20:31
3Jamie Drysdale
J. Drysdale
18
2020-21
ANA ANA
24
3
5
8
-12
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
28
10.7
0
0
7
23
6
19
19:35
4Tobias Bjornfot
T. Bjornfot
18
2019-20
LAK LAK
3
0
0
0
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12:58
5Ville Heinola
V. Heinola
18
2019-20
WPG WPG
8
1
4
5
+3
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
10
10.0
0
0
3
5
3
15
18:04
6Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
18
2018-19
BUF BUF
82
9
35
44
-13
34
5
15
0
0
4
0
177
5.1
0
0
97
66
38
79
21:09
7Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
18
2016-17
ARI ARI
68
7
13
20
-14
47
1
1
0
0
0
0
86
8.1
0
0
109
99
12
45
16:40
8Mikhail Sergachev
M. Sergachev
18
2016-17
MTL MTL
4
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
10
3
1
3
12:08
9Oliver Kylington
O. Kylington
18
2015-16
CGY CGY
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17:22
10Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
18
2014-15
FLA FLA
81
12
27
39
+12
32
6
7
0
0
4
0
170
7.1
0
0
109
80
26
41
21:49
11Nikita Zadorov
N. Zadorov
18
2013-14
BUF BUF
7
1
0
1
-4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
25
3
1
5
17:10
12Zach Bogosian
Z. Bogosian
18
2008-09
ATL ATL
47
9
10
19
+11
47
2
3
1
0
1
0
90
10.0
0
0
67
50
32
21
18:06
13Lukas Krajicek
L. Krajicek
18
2001-02
FLA FLA
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
4
2
1
0
13:23
14Rostislav Klesla
R. Klesla
18
2000-01
CBJ CBJ
8
2
0
2
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
20.0
0
0
7
9
2
8
18:25
15Steve McCarthy
S. McCarthy
18
1999-00
CHI CHI
5
1
1
2
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
4
2
1
2
15:09
16Jonathan Girard
J. Girard
18
1998-99
BOS BOS
3
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
17Aki Berg
A. Berg
18
1995-96
LAK LAK
51
0
7
7
-13
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
0.0
18Jay McKee
J. McKee
18
1995-96
BUF BUF
1
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
19Kyle McLaren
K. McLaren
18
1995-96
BOS BOS
74
5
12
17
+16
73
0
0
0
1
0
0
74
6.8
20Oleg Tverdovsky
O. Tverdovsky
18
1994-95
ANA ANA
36
3
9
12
-6
14
1
2
1
0
0
0
26
11.5
21Vlastimil Kroupa
V. Kroupa
18
1993-94
SJS SJS
27
1
3
4
-6
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
6.3
22Radek Hamr
R. Hamr
18
1992-93
OTT OTT
4
0
0
0
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
23Roman Hamrlik
R. Hamrlik
18
1992-93
TBL TBL
67
6
15
21
-21
71
1
7
0
0
1
0
113
5.3
24Scott Niedermayer
S. Niedermayer
18
1991-92
NJD NJD
4
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
25Francois Leroux
F. Leroux
18
1988-89
EDM EDM
2
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

More Islanders Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.56

9th

GA/GP

3.56

26th

PP%

15.6

26th

PK%

71.0

24th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Penguins Penguins
7
2
2
16
10
Devils Devils
8
2
0
16
9
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
5
Hurricanes Hurricanes
6
3
0
12
6
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
6
4
0
12
4
Flyers Flyers
5
3
1
11
3
Rangers Rangers
4
5
2
10
-2
Islanders Islanders
4
4
1
9
-1
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
NYI NYI
@
CAR CAR
7:30 PM
Fri
10/31
NYI NYI
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CBJ CBJ
@
NYI NYI
5:00 PM
Tue
11/4
BOS BOS
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
MIN MIN
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

4 - 4 - 1

2

Final

5

BOS Bruins

5 - 7 - 0

Tue 28 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
8
3
0
16
7
Red Wings Red Wings
7
3
0
14
4
Panthers Panthers
5
5
1
11
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
8
2
0
16
9
Penguins Penguins
7
2
2
16
10
Hurricanes Hurricanes
6
3
0
12
6
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
8
3
0
16
10
Avalanche Avalanche
6
1
4
16
11
Jets Jets
7
3
0
14
9
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
6
1
3
15
9
Kraken Kraken
5
2
3
13
-1
Kings Kings
5
3
3
13
-3

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
CGY CGY
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
NSH NSH
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
DAL DAL
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
NYI NYI
@
CAR CAR
7:30 PM