Meet Sandra And Peter Draisaitl
John Johnson
Updated on January 03, 2026
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Leon Draisaitl parents-German ice hockey center, Leon Tim Draisaitl was born on October 27th, 1995 in Cologne, Germany.
Draisaitl’s father competed in three Winter Olympics with the German national team while playing ice hockey with the Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey League.
While Draisaitl participated in a variety of sports as a kid, including soccer, ice hockey was his favorite.
Draisaitl skated on the side with the Ravensburg Towerstars, a club his father managed, while playing with the Kölner Haie under-16 team and the Adler Mannheim under-18 team as a teenager.
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Draisaitl was voted the league’s Player of the Year in 2011–12 after posting 56 points and 21 goals in 35 games for Jungadler Mannheim in the German Development League (Deutsche Nachwuchsliga).
Leon Draisaitl career
Draisaitl is a German-born professional ice hockey center who plays for the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers as their alternate captain (NHL).
Prior to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting him in the second round of the 2012 CHL Import Draft, Draisaitl spent his formative years playing hockey in Germany.
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He spent two seasons with the Raiders until the Edmonton Oilers selected him third overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Draisaitl won the Ted Lindsay Award for most outstanding player, the Hart Memorial Trophy for regular season MVP, and the Art Ross Trophy as the top point scorer in the NHL for the first time in 2020.
Draisaitl is the international face of Germany. In 2013 and 2014, he participated in the World Junior Championships as a member of the German junior squad, acting as team captain in the latter event.
He received a one-game penalty after being expelled from a round-robin match against the United States in 2014 due to a hit from behind.
Draisaitl was selected for the 2014 IIHF World Championship German senior team squad. Moreover, he was chosen to represent Germany in the 2018 IIHF World Championship.
Who are Leon Draisaitl’s parents?
Draisaitl was born to Sandra Draisaitl and Peter Draisaitl. He shares the same parents with his sister, Kim Draisaitl. His father represented West Germany and Germany in 146 games, including at World Championships, the World Cup, and 1988, 1992, and 1998 Nagano Olympic Winter Games.
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