# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPo8HqQjmGi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38516262-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7874811dac.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-10T19:00:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

For years, Jennifer Schaefer had a front-row seat to her son’s journey to the NHL.

Matthew Schaefer’s big dream officially became a reality when the Islanders’ 18-year-old rookie defenseman took the ice for his first NHL game. 

For more on Schaefer’s story, visit the link in bio.
(Photo Credit: Alejandra Villa Loarca, The Schaefer family, Getty Images/Bruce Bennett)

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brendan Yerkes | @BrendanYerkes23 | https://gondola.cc/BrendanYerkes23 | Content Producer |
| Newsday • Long Island News | @newsday | https://gondola.cc/newsday | Reporter/Journalist |

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