Connor McDavid is already a generational talent and a three-time Hart Trophy winner. Even at just 28, his legacy is fairly secure, short of the Stanley Cup championship he came painfully close to earning in 2024.
There is no reason to believe McDavid will slow down anytime soon. He has seven 100-point seasons to his name, with another likely on the way and the COVID-19 pandemic all that prevented him from a streak of eight in a row.
McDavid’s stardom is well-known inside the hockey world, even without a Stanley Cup on his record. His fame has put his family in the spotlight as well.
Here’s a closer look at McDavid’s biggest supporter, his wife, and their relationship history.
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Who is Connor McDavid’s wife?
McDavid is married to Lauren Kyle, who describes herself as an interior designer and runs Kyle & Co. Design Studio from Edmonton.
While they only got engaged in 2023, McDavid and Kyle have been together for nearly a decade. They met when they were set up by her cousin and McDavid’s teammate in 2015 when the Oilers standout was just beginning his NHL career.
Kyle is originally from Toronto and graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in interior architecture.
Though Kyle doesn’t frequently post photos of herself attending Oilers games, she appears to be a regular presence at Rogers Place supporting McDavid. She recently posted an image of herself and Leon Draisaitl’s girlfriend watching an Oilers playoff game together, with each wearing a custom leather jacket emblazoned with their significant other’s name and number.
McDavid and Kyle tied the knot on July 27, 2024 with a ceremony at Lake Muskoka in Ontario. The Oilers star said last season that he left most of the planning to his then-fiancee. Kyle, meanwhile, posted on social media about her bachelorette party in Paris with a group that included Draisaitl’s girlfriend.
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Connor McDavid-Lauren Kyle relationship timeline
Kyle said she and McDavid had been together for “almost eight years” by the time they got engaged in 2023, indicating that they first met in 2015. That was the same year in which McDavid was drafted first overall by the Oilers as a can’t-miss prospect.
The pair have a four-year-old miniature bernedoodle named Lenard, or Lenny. McDavid credited Lenny, a puppy at the time, with helping him stay in shape during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and NHL shutdown in 2020.
McDavid proposed to Kyle on June 22, 2023, and the couple wed more than a year later on July 27, 2024.
connor mcdavid and his longtime girlfriend, lauren kyle, have gotten engaged. pic.twitter.com/wLUFiP9EvK
— zach (@zjlaing) June 24, 2023
Both Kyle and McDavid are originally from the Toronto area, but Kyle eventually moved to Edmonton to be with McDavid. Knowing the kind of star power McDavid showed at such a young age, the smart money was always on the Oilers doing everything they could to keep him in Alberta. Kyle started her design company in Edmonton, and McDavid is now in the midst of his 10th season in the city.
