PIC: Leon Draisaitl enjoys cozy snuggles with pet dog Bowie on a 'lazy Saturday' with fiancee Celeste by his side

Modified May 19, 2025 05:32 GMT

Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers have punched their tickets to the Western Conference Final. Draisaitl is taking the time off between the rounds to relax before they face the Dallas Stars for a shot at the Stanley Cup Finals.

On Sunday, his fiancee Celeste Desjardins posted a photo of him lying on the couch with their dog Bowie on her Instagram stories. Draisaitl was wrapped in a blanket, wearing a blue top, while Bowie rested on his chest.

“Lazy sundays with my boys 😌,” she wrote in the caption, tagging Draisaitl and the account dedicated to their dog.

Leon Draisaitl has had a standout 2024-25 NHL season and is among the three finalists for the Hart Trophy. In the postseason, he has scored 5 goals and made 11 assists for a total of 16 points in the 11 games the Oilers have played so far.

Leon Draisaitl’s fiancee took a trip to the venue of their upcoming wedding

Earlier last month, Leon Draisaitl’s fiancee Celeste Desjardins took a trip to Provence, France, which she had previously announced as the venue for the couple’s upcoming wedding. Celeste shared a special carousel of photos on her Instagram featuring special monets of her time in the French countryside.

“A week full of love… x.,” she wrote in the caption.

The photos featured some cozy and scenic moments including a stone house covered in vines, cloudy skies and a small building with blue shutters. One click featured an older couple possibly her family relaxing indoors. Other photos showed a friend named Emma on a green couch, a candlelit table with books and bottles and a peaceful road lined with trees.

She also shared pictures of blooming flowers, a garden with a round fountain, a backgammon board and a warm fireplace setup. Her final slide was a selfie with their dog Bowie lying on a bed.

Amid the trip, Celeste also celebrated Leon Draisaitl winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy for scoring the most goals (52) in the season. She proudly posted a poster and wrote in her Instagram story:

“I’m so proud of you, baby! It’s all in you, keep going!!!! I love you!!!”

Leon Draisaitl is the first German player to win the Rocket Trophy since its inception in 1999.

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Anjum is an NHL reporter at Sportskeeda with over five years of professional experience in the spectator sports industry. Raised in Bahrain, Anjum grew up close to the Formula 1 and GP2 scene, but it was ice-sports that she truly had a chance to play at school.

Anjum prioritizes thorough research, fact-checking and verification of sources when reporting, and has worked for Oil on Whyte, Leafs Herald, the Nation of Blaugrana, Barca International Cules, FromTheBend, Last Word On Sports and NASA.

She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

When not enjoying the game, Anjum can be found sailing, star-mapping or collaborating with fellow citizen scientists at NASA.

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