Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl may not have won the Stanley Cup this year, but the superstar athlete still has good news to celebrate: his engagement to longtime girlfriend Celeste Desjardins.
The actor is best known for starring in several Hallmark movies as well as for the TV series ‘Taken.’
The NHL’s official German account offered congratulations to the pair with a post on X entitled: “love is in the air.”
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News of Mr. Draisaitl’s engagement comes less than three weeks after the Oilers lost in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers. The loss dashed Alberta’s hopes that the Oilers would bring the cup home for the first time in 34 years. Edmonton has won the Stanley Cup five times: in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1990.
Mr. Draisaitl was instrumental in helping the Oilers reach the Stanley Cup Final this summer, the first time in 18 years that the Alberta team reached the final round of the playoffs.
In December and January, the Oilers won 16 straight games, finishing the season with 49 wins, 27 regulation losses, and six overtime losses for 104 points.
The Canadian Press contributed to this report.
