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Leon Draisaitl

1995 - Today

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Leon Tim Draisaitl (German: [ˈleːɔn ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌzaɪ̯tl̩] ; born 27 October 1995) is a German professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. He also won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the league-leading goal-scorer in 2025, while also being the runner-up for the award in 2019 and 2022 and being the Art Ross Trophy runner-up in 2021. These accolades have made Draisaitl become widely known as one of the best players in the NHL. Draisaitl is the son of former Germany national team player Peter Draisaitl, who represented West Germany and Germany in 146 games, including at World Championships, the World Cup, and at 1988, 1992, and 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Leon Draisaitl is the 216th most popular hockey player (up from 311th in 2024), the 6,332nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,631st in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Leon Draisaitl ranks 215 out of 676Before him are Sergejs Žoltoks, Róbert Švehla, Martin Gerber, Tomáš Vokoun, and Milan Hnilička. After him are Mika Zibanejad, Luc Robitaille, Valtteri Filppula, Alexander Radulov, Pekka Rinne, Fredrik Norrena, and Hannu Virta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Leon Draisaitl ranks 222Before him are Rick Karsdorp, Tonny Vilhena, Agnes Tirop, Ryan Christie, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, and Leander Dendoncker. After him are Kelly Oubre Jr., Yuya Nishijima, Ishaan Khatter, Kristaps Porziņģis, Kylian Hazard, and Danielle Campbell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leon Draisaitl ranks 6,333 out of 7,253Before him are Benjamin Henrichs (1997), Gedion Zelalem (1997), Monica Theodorescu (1963), and Eva Pfaff (1961). After him are Dagmar Hase (1969), Markus Scherer (1962), Olaf Hampel (1965), Franziska Preuß (1994), Christoph Langen (1962), Heidi Reichinnek (1988), Ulf Hielscher (1967), and Urszula Radwańska (1990).

Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Germany

Among hockey players born in Germany, Leon Draisaitl ranks 7Before him are Martin Schröttle (1901), Hugo Budinger (1927), Hugo Dollheiser (1927), Rudi Ball (1911), Uwe Krupp (1965), and Udo Kiessling (1955). After him are Marco Sturm (1978), Dany Heatley (1981), Christian Ehrhoff (1982), Jochen Hecht (1977), Dennis Seidenberg (1981), and Mikhail Grabovski (1984).