Oilers captain Connor McDavid gets engaged to longtime girlfriend Lauren Kyle | 24CA News

One of Edmonton’s most high-profile {couples} is getting married.

Hockey famous person Connor McDavid proposed to his longtime girlfriend Lauren Kyle final Thursday.

“I cannot put into words how happy I am to be spending the rest of our lives together,” Kyle wrote in a submit asserting the engagement.

“Almost eight years of growth, happiness and so much love and I can’t believe we have so much more to look forward to.”

The 26-year-old Edmonton Oilers captain and Kyle, who’s an inside designer and turned 27 on Monday, have been collectively since they had been 19.

“I knew you were my person from the day we met and I can’t wait for the beautiful life we are going to create together,” she wrote.

Kyle moved to Edmonton after graduating from Ontario’s Toronto Metropolitan University in 2019. The couple has a miniature bernedoodle canine named Lenard, who has a sizeable 19K Instagram following.

She based her personal agency, Kyle and Co Design Studio, and designed the couple’s residence overlooking the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton’s Laurier Heights space which was featured in Architectural Digest.

McDavid proposed in Muskoka, a cottage nation space in Ontario, the place Kyle has shared Instagram tales displaying a trip residence they’re constructing there. Both grew up in Ontario.

McDavid instructed 630 CHED they had been spending a pleasant weekend with household at their place in Muskoka when he popped the query.

“Obviously a lot of celebrating going on now,” he mentioned, noting Kyle additionally turned 27 on Monday. “So lots going on with us.”

The hockey participant additionally posted concerning the engagement on Instagram.

“Excited to see what our future holds. You are the most loving, passionate and amazing person. I am a very lucky man,” McDavid wrote in his submit, wherein he additionally wished his fiancee a contented birthday.

“Here’s to many more together. Love you lots.”

Professional images confirmed Kyle sporting a pear-shaped engagement ring after the proposal, the place the couple posed with their canine on a patio at sundown (Scroll down for extra images.)

The Oilers congratulated the couple on their respective Instagram posts.

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