Islanders Raise $800K At Annual ICF Golf Outing

The New York Islanders had another record-setting day at the team’s annual Islanders Children’s Foundation Golf Outing & Tennis Classic, presented by UBS.

The team raised $800K for the ICF, driving, chipping and putting their way to a good cause.

“The only thing better than golf is hockey,” Matthew Schaefer said. “To raise money and stuff like that, it's always amazing when you can help the community, help people in need, and just do things for such a good cause. It's what I love doing, and it's what we love doing as an organization and team.”

Schaefer took a look at the pristine environment at Glen Oaks Club, the site of the 18th annual golf outing, and decided he wanted to see more of it.

Well, maybe not by choice.

“A lot of people drive it up the middle and just see the fairway. I'm in the bushes and the trees,” Schaefer said. “I like to see the full golf course.”

The NHL’s reigning rookie of the year isn’t going to be challenging for the PGA equivalent, but Schaefer did get some impromptu coaching from Bo Horvat, who reminded him “it’s all in the hips,” during the team’s water balloon target practice. The lesson came after Horvat was announced as the Islanders new captain. Horvat briefly had a “C” on his golf polo, a precursor to the one that will be stitched onto his jersey.

While Horvat is the Islanders’ newest captain – and 16^th in franchise history – he continued the team’s tradition of community involvement.

“It's awesome,” Horvat said. “Anytime you can give back to the community and come out here and [we’re] doing this for a great cause is always a lot of fun. It gets the guys together too.”

See below for some of the highlights from this year’s golf outing.