Travis Sanheim
Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Travis Sanheim

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Introduction

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

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. 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. 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.

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.

International play

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Winkler Flyers MJHL 6 0 1 1 2
2013–14 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 5 24 29 14 6 1 1 2 6
2014–15 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 15 50 65 52 17 5 13 18 10
2015–16 Calgary Hitmen WHL 52 15 53 68 66 5 1 5 6 8
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 4 1 2 3 0
WHL totals 186 35 127 162 132 28 7 19 26 24

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
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2014
IIHF World U18 Championship Best Defenceman 2014