Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Travis Sanheim was born March 29, 1996 in Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada. He is a defender in the National Hockey League.

Sanheim was selected by the Flyers in the first round, 17th overall and scored his first NHL goal on December 14, 2017. Sanheim made his Stanley Cup playoff debut during the first round of the 2018 playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins and recorded his first career playoff goal on April 15. On June 24, 2019, Sanheim signed a new two-year, $6.5 million contract. Sanheim, a restricted free agent going into the 2021–22 season, successfully avoided contract arbitration on August 21, when he signed a two-year contract extension that carried an average annual value of $4.675 million.