Travis Sanheim

Travis Sanheim
Born (1996-03-29) March 29, 1996
Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 17th overall, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2016–present

Travis Sanheim (born March 29, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Sanheim was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round (17th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Junior

Sanheim, who was raised in the small town of Elkhorn, Manitoba, was selected by the Calgary Hitmen in the ninth round (177th overall) of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] He played midget hockey, with his twin brother Taylor in the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League, before joining the Calgary Hitmen for the 2013–14 WHL season.[3] In his first season of major junior hockey Sanheim was a +25, with 5 goals, 24 assists, and 14 penalty minutes, helping the Hitmen earn 103 points to tie with the top placed Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL's Central Division.[4]

Sanheim attended the Flyers training camp and played in one pre-season game before being re-assigned to the Hitmen for the 2014–15 season. On September 25, 2014, the Flyers announced they had signed Sanheim to a three year entry level contract.[5]

Professional

Sanheim made the final roster out of training camp and started the 2017–18 season in the NHL.[6] He scored his first NHL goal on December 14, 2017, in his 28th NHL game, to help the Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1.[7] He was reassigned to the AHL on January 22, 2018, however he was recalled on March 9 due to an injured Robert Hägg.[6][8] He made his NHL playoff debut during the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[9] He recorded his first career playoff goal on April 15, in a 5–1 loss to the Penguins.[10] The Flyers ended up losing to the Penguins in 6 games and Sanheim was loaned to the Phantoms to help them with their post-season run.[11]

International play

Sanheim was chosen to compete with the Canada Western squad at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge,[12] and he led Team Canada to capture the bronze medal at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships (WJC-18).[13] At the WJC-18, Sanheim led all defencemen with six points, and was named one of Canada's top three players in the tournament,[14] also earning recognition as the tournament's best defenceman.[15]

Personal life

Sanheim has a twin brother named Taylor who currently plays for the Elrose Aces in the Saskatchewan Valley Hockey League.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13Winkler FlyersMJHL—————60112
2013–14Calgary HitmenWHL67524291461126
2014–15Calgary HitmenWHL6715506552175131810
2015–16Calgary HitmenWHL521553686651568
2015–16Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL41230—————
2016–17Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL801129404650332
2017–18Philadelphia FlyersNHL4928102041012
2017–18Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL18115161071234
NHL totals 49 2 8 10 20 4 1 0 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Western WHC17 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 2
2014 Canada WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 6 6 0
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 17 0 8 8 2

Awards and honours

Honours Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Canada Western) 2013 [17]
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2014 [18]
IIHF World U18 Championship Best Defenceman 2014 [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers Draft Travis Sanheim with the 17th Pick in the 2014 NHL Draft".
  2. ↑ NHL Prospect Hot List: Sanheim stands tall for Canada | Post-to-Post
  3. ↑ Sanheim's draft prospects get boost after U18 breakout performance | Hockey | Sp
  4. ↑ WHL Network: 2013-14 Regular Season - Central Division Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Halford, Mike (September 25, 2014). "One day after sending him back to junior, Flyers ink 1st-rounder Sanheim". Pro Hockey Talk. NBC Sports.
  6. 1 2 "OTF: Flyers recall Travis Sanheim". NHL.com. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Donnellon, Sam (14 December 2017). "Flyers 2, Sabres 1: Five quick observations from Philly's fifth straight win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Isaac, Dave (March 12, 2018). "Travis Sanheim way more confident in return to NHL". courierpostonline.com. Courier-Post. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Meltzer, Bill (April 16, 2018). "Meltzer: Kids Are Having Impact". NHL.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ Boruk, John (April 15, 2018). "Flyers come out swinging but knocked out by Penguins in Game 3". nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "F Oskar Lindblom, D Travis Sanheim Returned to Lehigh Valley". phantomshockey.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ 2014 NHL Draft Profile #49: Travis Sanheim - Last Word On Sports
  13. ↑ NHL draft tracker: Travis Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen | Buzzing The Net - Yahoo Sports Canada
  14. ↑ Sanheim named FHM defenseman of the month - Future Considerations - Future Considerations
  15. ↑ Travis Sanheim - The Next Ones: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
  16. ↑ "Taylor Sanheim". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Travis Sanheim prospect profile". Hockey'sFuture.com. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  18. ↑ "Canada's Ben Thomas, Jake Virtanen and Travis Sanheim celebrate after defeating Sweden in the bronze-medal game at the world U-18 championship". Montreal Gazette. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  19. ↑ "Travis Sanheim competes at U18 Championships". HeavenlyHappy.com. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Samuel Morin		 Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
2014		 Succeeded by
Ivan Provorov
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