Leon Tim Draisaitl is a German professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.
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21 Facts About Leon Draisaitl
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In 2020, Leon 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.
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Leon Draisaitl is the son of former German national team player Peter Leon Draisaitl, who represented West Germany and Germany in 146 games, including at World Championships, the World Cup and at the 1988,1992 and 1998 Nagano Olympic Winter Games.
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When he was a child, Leon Draisaitl's father played ice hockey for the Kolner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and appeared in three Winter Olympics with the German national team.
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Leon Draisaitl played a number of sports as a child, including soccer, but he was the most interested in ice hockey.
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Leon Draisaitl was traded to the Kelowna Rockets during the 2015 World Junior Championships, the trade made official on 5 January.
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Leon Draisaitl helped the Rockets to the 2015 WHL Championship, where he was named playoff MVP after scoring 28 points in 19 games.
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Leon 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.
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On 12 August 2014, Leon Draisaitl signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Edmonton.
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Leon Draisaitl scored his first NHL goal on 24 October 2014 against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Anton Khudobin.
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Leon Draisaitl finished the regular season with 29 goals and 48 assists, while the Oilers, powered by new captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, ended a 10-year playoff drought and clinched a berth in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs by finishing second in the Pacific Division.
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Leon Draisaitl was the third Oilers player and first German player to achieve that distinction.
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Leon Draisaitl was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to the league's most valuable player, and Ted Lindsay Award, voted on by the NHL Players' Association for the league's most outstanding player.
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Leon Draisaitl managed 3 goals and 3 assists in four postseason games.
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Leon Draisaitl scored 20 goals in his first 19 games, and lead the league in goal-scoring for much of the year, though he was ultimately overtaken in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy by the Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews.
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Leon Draisaitl dressed for Game 7 and played over 22 minutes despite what many remarked on as limited mobility, helping the Oilers win the series and recording one assist.
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Leon Draisaitl was visibly in pain from his leg injury for much of the series.
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Leon Draisaitl played for the German junior team in the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, serving as team captain in the latter tournament.
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Leon Draisaitl was named to the German senior team roster for the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
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Leon Draisaitl selected to play for Germany at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
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