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- Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl cause stir by playing in beer league hockey game</p>
<p>Mark Giannotto, USA TODAYJuly 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM</p>
<p>Connor McDavid was back on the ice playing competitive hockey in recent days, but he wasn't at an NHL rink.</p>
<p>The Edmonton Oilers superstar caused a stir in his hometown of Newmarket, Ontario in Canada when he and teammate Leon Draisaitl showed up as perhaps the most accomplished ringers to play in a beer league hockey game with non-professionals. Even more stunning: They then lost the game.</p>
<p>Both players were wearing Oilers practice jerseys, according to videos on social media in the aftermath of their appearance, but TSN reported neither McDavid nor Draisaitl scored a goal in a 6-2 loss. Footage that surfaced included a semi-breakaway featuring McDavid getting stonewalled by a goalie.</p>
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<p>The experience was nonetheless a thrill for all those who happened to be there as the two players who led the NHL in points during this year's Stanley Cup playoffs took the ice for a summer league game.</p>
<p>"Honestly, it's incredible to see them coming down the ice. It's nothing like you've ever seen," one of the refs in the game told BarDown, a hockey and sports culture website owned by TSN.</p>
<p>The Oilers are coming off a second consecutive Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Florida Panthers, but they are awaiting word from McDavid about a new contract. The 28-year-old center and former No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft is entering the final season of an 8-year, $100-million deal and is eligible to sign a new extension this offseason.</p>
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