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Leon Draisaitl’s path to being elite wasn’t always clear

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19.12.2025
The National Hockey League has long been aware of Leon Draisaitl’s dominance and Oilers fans have long been aware of hockey lucky they are to watch #29 play on a nightly basis.

That didn’t make Tuesday night in Pittsburgh any less special as the Oilers superstar became just the 103rd player in NHL history, and the first German-born player, to hit the milestone.

Any player who’s one of the first three picks of any NHL Draft obviously has the chance of becoming a star player, but I don’t think even the most optimistic of Oilers fans or draft analysts thought that Draisaitl would have this kind of career.

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