Leon Draisaitl Bio: Net Worth [2024 Update]

Leon Tim Draisaitl is a German professional ice hockey center for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

His father, Peter Draisaitl, played ice hockey and appeared in three Winter Olympics with the German national team.

Draisaitl was drafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.

He suffered an injury due to which he missed few games in 2018.

He won the Arts Ross Trophy in 2020, delivered to the only player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season.

Recently, Leon has made headlines, winning the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as an MVP in 2020. Leon definitely got a different story to tell.

Draisaitl with the Oilers advanced in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs beyond the first round for second time in 2022.

In this article, we will focus on all his facts and details but first, let’s take a smart sneak peek into the basic quick facts about ice hockey forward.

Quick Facts

Early Life, Family & Ethnicity

Leon Draisaitl was born on October 27, 1995, to his parents, Peter and Sandra Draisaitl, in Cologne, Germany. 

He grew up along with his younger sister Kim Drasaitl. He possesses German nationality and ethnicity.

Leon grew up playing hockey in Germany. Sadly, he has not revealed his educational background yet. Thus, it leaves us deprived of his high school and college information.

Moreover, Hannibal Weitzman, the goaltender for Iserlohn Roosters, is his childhood friend. They played hockey together since they were five or six.

Leon is best friends with the goaltender, and they even hang out together for a short vacation trip.

Even their families are close to each other. So they planned to join overseas if they did not make it to NHL.

As a young kid, Leon tried golf, tennis, and ping-pong. But ended up enjoying hockey ultimately the most.

Father | Peter Draisaitl

Leon’s father, Peter Draisaitl, is a former German national team player. He is a former Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) player.

Moreover, his father has appeared in 146 games altogether for West Germany and Germany.

Besides, he has also participated in World Championships, the World Cup, and 1988, 1992, and 1998 Olympic Winter Games.

Sister | Kim Drasaitl

Leon’s younger sister Kim has been listed on 15 NHL players Who Have Attractive Sisters by a Sportster website.

She has been groomed in a sophisticated way. Kim has graduated and serves as a production assistant for a German television company, “Probono.”

Interesting, isn’t it? Of course, you can read a small profile of Kim on the television company’s website.

She has also worked in the same company’s office during her high school days back home in Cologne.

First, she started as an audio-visual agent and later finished the production house’s training and reached the assistant post. Her brother must be proud of her hard work and dedication.

She was spotted at the World Cup of Hockey in September 2017 to support her brother, who played for Germany.