Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl announces engagement, posts photos of beachside proposal

Less than 3 weeks aft nan Edmonton Oilers made it to Game 7 of nan NHL’s Stanley Cup Final, the team’s German superstar centre has revealed he and his woman are engaged.

Leon Draisaitl posted photos connected Instagram Thursday of him connected a formation proposing to Celeste Desjardins.

The station simply says “Forever,” followed by a bosom emoji. The station indicates nan mates is connected nan land of Mallorca successful Spain.

The NHL’s charismatic German relationship congratulated nan mates pinch a station connected societal media that said “love is successful nan air.”

Draisaitl, 28, helped nan Oilers scope nan Stanley Cup Final this summer, nan first clip nan squad has accomplished nan feat successful 18 years. The nine yet mislaid nan title to nan Florida Panthers.

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Draisaitl is entering nan last twelvemonth of his existent eight-year statement pinch nan Oilers. Since nan NHL playoffs came to an extremity precocious past month, lucky commentators person been speculating astir erstwhile aliases if nan beloved Oiler will motion a statement hold pinch nan team.

In nan days pursuing nan extremity of nan playoffs, Edmonton Oilers CEO of lucky operations Jeff Jackson said negotiations had not yet started pinch Draisaitl. He added he would apt speak pinch his supplier astatine nan NHL Entry Draft.

“I deliberation it’s critically important that nan wide head is successful spot earlier we get into nan nutrient of that chat because I’m judge for Leon and his representatives, they’re going to want to cognize what nan imagination is, who nan GM is, each of those sorts of things. It’s a large move,” Jackson said connected June 27.