Leon Draisaitl's fiancée Celeste finally unveils wedding invitation, Evander Kane's fiancée Mara Teigen reacts

Modified Apr 22, 2025 16:34 GMT

Leon Draisaitl and fiancée Celeste Desjardins/ Evander Kane's fiancée Mara Teigen (via Instagram/@celestedesjardins and @marateigen)

Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl is gearing up for a significant milestone off the ice. On Monday, his fiancée, Celeste Desjardins, posted exclusive pictures of the couple’s wedding invitations on her Instagram story, and Evander Kane's fiancée, Mara Teigen, couldn’t be more thrilled.

Teigen shared Desjardins' story, showing she received the invitation inside a formal envelope. Teigen captioned the post with, “Ahhh!!” and two white heart emojis.

Desjardins’ following snippet gave fans a glimpse of the invitation, complete with the couple’s names and details of the event. She strategically covered the date and location.

“Countdown is on…,” Desjardins wrote on Monday.

Desjardins is an Ontario-born actress best known for her role as Cali Mills in the television series "Taken."

Draisaitl and Desjardins announced their engagement on Instagram on July 11.

"The easiest yes. I love you forever," Desjardins captioned.

Teigen and Kane share three children, and he also has a daughter from his previous marriage.

Kane and Draisaitl have skated with the Oilers for three seasons. A 15-year NHL veteran, Kane signed a one-year deal with the team in January 2022 and then inked a four-year contract.

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He did not play in the 2024-25 season after undergoing abdominal surgery in September and a knee procedure in January. Kane was placed on long-term injured reserve until the start of the postseason.

Meanwhile, Draisaitl had one of the best campaigns of his 11-year career. He surpassed the century mark in points for the sixth time, recording 106 points in 71 games. Draisaitl paced the NHL with 52 goals and took home the first Maurice Richard Trophy of his career.

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The Oilers are playing the LA Kings in the first round of the postseason. The Kings won Game 1 on Monday. Kane did not play, but Draisaitl had a goal and an assist.

Leon Draisaitl and Oilers fall to Kings in Game 1

In an action-packed playoff battle that provided excitement until the final minute, the LA Kings prevailed over the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday in Los Angeles, taking home Game 1 of the first-round series.

The Kings squandered a four-goal lead but held on for the thrilling victory.

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LA struck first with Andrei Kuzmenko scoring during a power play in the opening period. Quinton Byfield added another score in the frame, putting the Kings up 2-0.

LA kept the momentum in the second period as Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault scored.

With six seconds left in the period, Leon Draisaitl had seen enough and put Edmonton on the board, with an assist from Connor McDavid, to make it 4-1.

The third period became a frame for the ages, as both teams scored early. Edmonton unleashed three straight goals, with McDavid assisting the first two scores before netting one at 18:32.

With 42 seconds left in regulation, the Kings had the last laugh as Phillip Danault scored the game-winner, marking his second of the game.

Game 2 will be on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

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Sharisse Cohee is an NHL and PWHL journalist at Sportskeeda with an associate degree in Media Communications with an emphasis in Cross-Media Journalism. While earning the degree, Sharisse was the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and also became the school's resident sports reporter.

Sharisse earned a bachelor's degree in English from Arizona State University's online campus, graduating with magna cum laude honors. Both degrees influenced her career as an NHL and PWHL writer, allowing Sharisse to weave together her passions for writing and sports.

Sharisse was a sports copywriter/editor at The Upper Deck, a trading card company in Southern California, for two and a half years. She wrote creative and informative copy about hockey players and athletes from various sports, printed on the backs of the trading cards.

Her favorite teams are the Anaheim Ducks, because she was born and raised in Southern California, and also the Pittsburgh Penguins because Sidney Crosby is her all-time favorite NHL player.

When not writing about hockey, Sharisse loves fantasy sports. She plays in hockey, basketball and football fantasy leagues. She lives in San Diego, California, so has the luxury of going to the beach often. She also enjoys working out and watching true crime documentaries, game shows, and binge-worthy TV series.

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