National player Leon Draisaitl is in the NHL before an anniversary and his 600th game in the best ice hockey league in the world.
The 27-year-old from Cologne has big on the screen Edmonton Oilers the occasion before the away game at the San José Sharks but not on Friday night. “I didn’t know that, to be honest,” he told the German Press Agency after game number 599, the 6: 2 against the Anaheim Ducks.
He added: “That was a long way. As a little boy I could only have dreamed of something like that, of course it means a lot to me. Hopefully we’ll be rewarded with a win.”
Best German goal scorer and assist provider
With currently 277 goals, Draisaitl is already the most successful German professional in the history of the NHL, and his 402 assists in 599 games so far are unmatched for a player from Germany. The record holder for appearances is ex-national coach Marco Sturm with 938 games, while Draisaitl is seventh in the German rankings. Marcel Goc with 636 games in sixth place can catch up with him this season.
