NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer

NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer 11 hours ago | Duration 12:17 NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer 11 hours ago News Duration 12:17 After being selected first overall in the 2025 NHL draft, Canada’s Matthew Schaefer is having an extraordinary rookie season, but getting here wasn’t always easy. In an interview, he tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the personal losses that shaped his journey. Related Stories Jonathan Toews touts teammate Mark Scheifele for Canada's Olympic team NHL catch-up: Canadian players hot, Canadian teams cold Can Canada bounce back from a pair of bad world juniors? 'An ankle-breaker': Canada's Zayne Parekh unfazed by spotlight as world juniors loom Edmonton's Danielle Serdachny brings her Olympic hockey hopes home in Rivalry Series More from News Video 1:17 Penticton City Council asking province for detox center 2 minutes ago Video 2:04 How to support neurodivergent loved ones this holiday season 4 minutes ago Video 2:17 Demonstrators call for peace as Thailand-Cambodia violence escalates 5 minutes ago Video 2:42 Carney defends climate policies following pipeline pushback The National | 34 minutes ago Video 2:48 U.S. targets a 3rd oil tanker near Venezuela The National | 37 minutes ago Trending Now Video 2:19 Alberta winter storm leads to 80-100 vehicle traffic pileup The National | December 18 Video 2:02 Brazen, violent Ontario robbery caught on camera The National | December 19 Video 0:53 Canadian ski great Nancy Greene Raine shares her Top 3 across variety of on-hill, off-hill topics December 7 Video 2:05 What we know about the Bondi Beach hero The National | December 16 Video 4:50 CBC photojournalists reveal their most compelling images of 2025 CBC News | December 20

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