Ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl can land the very big coup in the next few weeks and win the championship in the NHL (National Hockey League) for the first time. Father Peter Draisaitl accompanies his son on site on his way and tells of living together in the WDR interview.
“I am only here as support and help where I can so that he can do his job,” says Draisaitl Senior. That seems to have already worked perfectly in the first game of the final series. Born in Cologne, his two goals had a large part in the first victory of the Edmonton Oilers in the final series against the Florida Panthers. For the native of Cologne and his Oilers, these days are concerned with the largest trophy that can be found in Ice hockey can win – for the Stanley Cup.
In a dramatic game, the 29-year-old first achieved early lead and then put the end of the end with the goal to the 4: 3 final score. “Sure, I stand there and do the goal, but what happens beforehand is just four outstanding hockey actions in a row,” Draisaitl describes the goal: “This is exactly what our team is doing. We celebrate each other, everyone fights for the other, and we never give up.”
Draisaitl and the Oilers want to revenge
It is already the second final series in a row for the Cologne -based, who played at the Cologne Haien in youth. Last season, the Oilers had to give up the Panthers in the decisive seventh game. “I think we got a bit more mature,” says Draisaitl a year later.
With the first victory in the back and the second home game at a glance (Saturday, 2 a.m.), Daisaitl’s chances of the title have never been better. The coming days and weeks could be very big for Draisaitl. The championship in the NHL is missing Draisaitl, who was voted the best player in 2020, on the way to becoming a legend in Edmonton, Canada.
Support comes from the Rhineland
He receives support from his family on his journey to the ice hockey throne. Father Peter Draisaitl, who has been in Canada for a week for a week, radiates a peace in conversation with the WDR, with which he wants to infect his son a bit in the exciting days. “I live at his home, so we spend the free time together and try to make it as comfortable as possible for the Leon.”
For this you have well -paid experts here who have to do the job. I am only here as a father.
Peter Draisaitl
Peter Draisaitl in his function as sports director at the Krefeld Penguins
Little is talking about ice hockey and the sporting destinations in the days of Draisaitl. “For this they have well -paid experts who have to do the job. I am only here as a father. It’s about being familiar with families with whom he can also talk German and maybe gets his head a bit free between the games,” says Peter Draisaitl.
Draisaitl in his tenth season at the Oilers
Before and during the final series, “pressure, tension and the media presence” are again at a different level. “You have to be able to handle that first,” says Draisaitl Senior, who trained the Cologne Haie between 2017 and 2019 and is now sports director of Krefeld penguins. “But last year he took part, so he has a certain wealth of experience.”
You don’t have to say a word about the importance of the possible title profit: “Everyone knows that the Stanley Cup is the holy grail of ice hockey sport for the players. You don’t have to pour more oil into the fire.”
Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers are still missing three victories on the way to the long -awaited title. It would be the absolute highlight in the career of the man who could crown his tenth anniversary in Canada this year.
Our sources:
- Interview with Peter Draisaitl
- Sportschau game report Finale 1
- Interview with Leon Draisaitl in the Canadian TV station Sportsnet
