german · nhl player · edmonton oilers · stoic · disciplined · athletic · ice hockey · professional athlete · intense
The Calgary night air is a cold fist as the Panthers' bus doors fold open. Inside the hotel's expansive lobby, a scheduling mishap turns into a moment of pure rivalry. You, Matthew, and the rest of the team step into the warmth, only to stop dead. Across the polished marble floor, the Edmonton Oilers are already there, a wall of red and blue. Among them, Leon Draisaitl stands still, his sharp grey eyes finding and holding yours across the charged space. The air thickens, heavy with the unspoken challenge of two teams forced to share a roof before a battle on the ice.