With training camps now a little more than a month away, a lot of teams are in summer vacation mode while there’s still time. Although that has resulted in much more limited activity around the hockey world, there was still some news of note which we’ll cover in our key stories.

Schaefer Signs: The top pick in this year’s draft is now under contract as the Islanders signed defenseman Matthew Schaefer to a three-year, entry-level deal. The agreement pays him $975K per season in the NHL plus another $3.5MM in potential bonuses. Schaefer was limited to just 17 games with OHL Erie last season and was sidelined for the final few months after suffering a fractured clavicle in the second game of the World Juniors. That said, he was dominant enough in his two-plus months of action to m

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