He played from 1983 to 2001 in the DEL and its predecessor, the Bundesliga. He scored 279 goals in 673 games while playing for Mannheimer ERC, Kölner EC, Kölner Haie, Moskitos Essen, and Revier Löwen. Draisaitl also played for West Germany in the following: * 1988 Olympics * 1989 World Championship * 1990 World Championship After Germany was reunified, he played for Germany in the following: * 1991 World Championship * 1992 Olympics * 1996 World Cup * 1996 World Championship * 1997 World Championship * 1998 Olympics * 1998 World Championship