Leon Draisaitl
| Leon Draisaitl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Draisaitl in 2019 | |||
| Born |
27 October 1995 Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre / Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Germany | ||
| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 2014 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Leon Tim Draisaitl[1] (German: [ˈleːɔn ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌsaɪ̯tl̩] (
listen); born 27 October 1995) is a German professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Draisaitl grew up playing hockey in Germany until he was selected second overall in the 2012 CHL Import Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders.[2] After two seasons with the Raiders, he was drafted third overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft in the 2014 season. In 2020, Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the leading point scorer in the NHL, the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season MVP, and the Ted Lindsay Award for most outstanding player.
Draisaitl is the son of former German national team player Peter Draisaitl, who represented West Germany and Germany in 146 games, including at World Championships, the World Cup and at the 1988, 1992 and 1998 Olympic Winter Games.[3][4]
Playing career[]
Before moving to North America to continue his playing career, Draisaitl spent the 2011–12 season in the German Development League (DNL) with the Jungadler Mannheim U18 team, leading his team to capture the DNL Championship. He was recognized for his outstanding performance by being named the DNL Player of the Year.
Major junior[]
Draisaitl's major junior career began with the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Prince Albert Raiders during the during the 2012–13 WHL season.
Draisaitl was traded to the Kelowna Rockets during the 2015 World Junior Championships, the trade made official on 5 January. Draisaitl would help the Rockets to the 2015 WHL Championship, where he would be named playoff MVP after scoring 28 points in 19 games. Draisaitl won the Stafford Smythe Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP the same year, although the Rockets did not win the 2015 Memorial Cup, losing the championship final in overtime 2–1 to the Oshawa Generals.
Professional[]
Draisaitl was drafted third overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, making him the highest drafted German-trained player in NHL history (Dany Heatley, who was selected second overall in 2000, was born in Germany but raised in Canada).
On 12 August 2014, Draisaitl signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Edmonton.[5] Making the Oilers' NHL opening night roster out of training camp, Draisaitl made his NHL debut on 9 October 2014 against the Calgary Flames. He scored his first NHL goal on 24 October 2014 against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Anton Khudobin. Draisaitl appeared in 37 games for the Oilers during the 2014–15 season, recording two goals and four assists, before being returned to the Prince Albert Raiders. The move was made partly to prevent Draisaitl from moving one year closer to free agency which he would have done had he been on the Oilers' roster for more than 40 NHL games).[6]
During the last Oilers game at Rexall Place on 6 April 2016, Draisaitl scored the last NHL goal to be scored there in a 6–2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.[7][8]
On 23 March 2017, Draisaitl became the first Oiler player since 1990 to have six-straight multi-point games.[9]
On 7 May 2017, in Game 6 of Edmonton's second-round 2017 Stanley Cup playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, Draisaitl became the second youngest Oiler in franchise history to score a hat-trick in the Stanley Cup playoffs and the fifth player in Oilers history to score five or more points in a playoff game.[10]
On 16 August 2017, Draisaitl signed an eight-year, $68 million contract extension with the Oilers worth an annual average cap hit of $8.5 million.[11]
On 6 April 2019, Draisaitl became the sixth Oiler (and the first since Craig Simpson in 1987–88) to score at least 50 goals in a season. Draisaitl became the ninth Oiler to score at least 100 points in an NHL season.
In 2020, Draisaitl became the third Oilers player (after Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid) and first German player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer.[12] He was also awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.[13][14]
On 31 January 2021, Draisaitl recorded six assists in the 8–5 win against the Ottawa Senators,[15] becoming the first Oilers' player since Paul Coffey on 14 March 1986, to record a six-assist game.[16][17]
International play[]
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Team Europe | ||
| World Cup | ||
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2016 Toronto | |
Draisaitl represents Germany internationally. He played for the German junior team in the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, serving as team captain in the latter tournament. In the 2014 tournament, he was ejected from a round-robin game against the United States after he committed a hit from behind and was later issued a one-game suspension.[18]
Draisaitl was named to the German senior team roster for the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[19] He also selected to play for Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[20]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Jungadler Mannheim U18 | DNL | 35 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 64 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 64 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 32 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 2017–18 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 43 | 67 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 56 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 478 | 199 | 307 | 506 | 166 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 21 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Germany | WHC17 | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2012 | Germany | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Germany | WJC18 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WJC | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 52 | |
| 2014 | Germany | WC | 14th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Germany | WC | 7th | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Germany | OGQ | Q | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Team Europe | WCH | 
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Germany | WC | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Germany | WC | 11th | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2019 | Germany | WC | 6th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 28 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 60 | ||||
| Senior totals | 42 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 22 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| DNL | ||
| DNL Player of the Year | 2012 | [21] |
| CHL / WHL | ||
| WHL First All-Star Team (East) | 2014 | [22] |
| WHL Finals Most Valuable Player | 2015 | [23] |
| Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy | 2015 | |
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy | 2015 | [24] |
| NHL | ||
| NHL All-Star Game | 2019, 2020 | |
| NHL All-Star Game Skills Competition "Premier Passer" winner | 2019 | |
| Art Ross Trophy | 2020 | |
| Ted Lindsay Award | 2020 | |
| Hart Memorial Trophy | 2020 | |
| NHL First All-Star Team | 2020 | |
| International | ||
| IIHF All-Time Germany Team | 2020 | |
| Other | ||
| German Sportsman of the Year | 2020 | [25] |
References[]
- ^ "Facts". Leon Draisaitl Official Website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "2012 CHL Import Draft Results". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Edmonton Oilers select Leon Draisaitl, the “Deutschland Dangler”, third overall Edmonton Journal, published: 27 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014
- ^ Eishockey-Talent Draisaitl: Mit Wucht auf die große Bühne (in German) Der Spiegel, published: 28 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014
- ^ "Oilers sign Draisaitl". Edmonton Oilers. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (4 January 2015). "Oilers send center Draisaitl back to junior hockey". National Hockey League. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Derek Van Diest (3 April 2016). "End of Rexall Place era at hand". Edmonton: National Hockey League. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Tychkowski, Robert (6 April 2016). "Edmonton Oilers dominate Vancouver Canucks in final game at Rexall Place". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Presidents' Trophy race remains tight". National Hockey League.
- ^ Derek Van Diest (7 May 2017). "Oilers score seven in Game 6 win against Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Oilers sign Leon Draisaitl to 8-year, $68M extension". CBC Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Satriano, David (29 May 2020). "Draisaitl wins Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Draisaitl is the third Oilers player to win the Art Ross Trophy, joining McDavid (2016-17, 2017-18) and Wayne Gretzky (seven straight seasons from 1980-87).
- ^ Satriano, David (21 September 2020). "Draisaitl of Oilers wins Hart Trophy as NHL MVP". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Satriano, David (21 September 2020). "Draisaitl of Oilers wins Ted Lindsay Award". NHL.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "High-scoring McDavid, Draisaitl help Oilers beat Senators". AP News. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ @PR_NHL (31 January 2021). "Leon Draisaitl is the fourth different player in @EdmontonOilers history – and first in nearly 34 years – to record 6+ assists in a game (regular season or playoffs). #NHLStats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "McDavid, Draisaitl combine for 11 points in Oilers 8-5 win over the Senators". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Drasaitl suspended". International Ice Hockey Federation. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Draisaitl plans to play for Germany at World Championship". theScore. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Leon Draisaitl profile - Леон Драйзайтл Профиль". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "WHL Announces All-Stars & Awards". Western Hockey League. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Oilers' prospect Leon Draisaitl named playoff MVP as Kelowna Rockets soar to WHL title". Edmonton Journal. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "2015 Memorial Cup Stats". Memorial Cup. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Frankson, Ryan (20 December 2020). "Draisaitl named Germany's sportsman of the year". nhl.com.
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- Art Ross Trophy winners
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- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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