First Round Recap: Matthew Schaefer, Michael Misa & Anton Frondell join

About this episode

The episode covers the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft, featuring interviews with the top three picks.

The first round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft is in the books, and co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale cover all aspects. They spoke with Matthew Schaefer moments after he was chosen by the New York Islanders with the No. 1 pick, as well as the No. 2 and No. 3 picks, Michael Misa of the San Jose Sharks and Anton Frondell of the Chicago Blackhawks. Adam and Mike also discuss their surprise selections, some of the most interesting teams and much more.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Kimelman, Mike G. Morreale

Guests: Matthew Schaefer, Michael Misa, Anton Frondell

Topics covered

• NHL Draft
• player selections
• hockey analysis
• team strategies
• draft recap

Keywords

• NHL Draft
• Matthew Schaefer
• Michael Misa
• Anton Frondell
• hockey
• draft recap
• player analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks

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