Among the best ice hockey professionals in the world, the Winter Olympics are in the cabin before starting the new NHL season.
“This is one of the most special what you can experience as a athlete. Unfortunately, it has not yet worked. That’s why the anticipation is all the greater,” said Leon Draisaitl in a round with German journalists.
The striker of the Edmonton Oilers goes into the new season as the best paid ice hockey professional in the world, but because of the rules of the NHL, he has never been able to take part in the Winter Olympics.
For the issue in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the National Hockey League interrupts its season for the first time since 2014 and leaves the best professionals to their national teams. “We have guys who are definitely there and some who definitely have a chance,” said Draisaitl.
That’s why he didn’t adjust his summer. “The preparation remains the same. You just have a phase in the middle of the season, which means more than the normal phase in the NHL in February. This is something very, very special and the tension will rise.”