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Canada Matthew Schaefer This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#48 Erie Otters / OHL - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 05, 2007
Position
D
Age
17
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs MHA
Contract
-
Agency
PREMIUM
NHL Draft
Top Prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft
Rankings

Brother: Jonathon Schaefer

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Matthew Schaefer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U15 AAA SCTA U15 31* 17* 34* 51* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs U16 AAA SCTA U16 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
2022-23 Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA SCTA U16 25* 12* 20* 32* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 6 8 14 0 -
2023-24 Erie Otters OHL 56* 3* 14* 17* 16* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 4
Canada White U17 “C” WHC-17 8* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 4* 5* 2* 8* |
2024-25 Erie Otters “A” OHL 17* 7* 15* 22* 8* 21* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Projected OHL 49* 20* 43* 63* 23* 61* |

Matthew Schaefer Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Draftday Selects U15 WSI U15 9* 1* 6* 7* -* -* |
2022-23 Team Ontario CWG 6* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA OHL Cup 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
2024-25 Canada U18 “C” Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* |
Team CHL Prospects Challenge 2* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |

Matthew Schaefer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CWG 1 6* 3* 3* 6* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 73* 10* 29* 39* 0.53* 24* 19* | 1 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * 4 *
OHL Cup 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Prospects Challenge 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
SCTA U15 1 31* 17* 34* 51* 1.65* 14* -* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
SCTA U16 2 28* 13* 21* 34* 1.21* 16* -* | 2 7 7 * 9 * 16 * 2.29 * 2 * - *
WHC-17 1 8* 1* 3* 4* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 2* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 2* 1* 1* 2* 1.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WSI U15 1 9* 1* 6* 7* 0.78* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Matthew Schaefer Career Highlights

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/21/2023
05/21/2023 Confirmed Halton Hurricanes U16 AAA Erie Otters
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 1 #1 overall by Erie Otters in the OHL Priority Selection