Travis Sanheim
Philadelphia Flyers · D · #6- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 222 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Elkhorn, CAN
- Draft
- 2014 PHI · R1 #17
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 51 GP tracked · 21h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1617 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$6.25M
cap hit
$6.07M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Travis Sanheim | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 37 P · 81 GP | $6.25M | $6.07M | C−$0.2M | this player |
 Mike Matheson | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 37 P · 78 GP | $4.88M | $7.09M | A+$2.2M | 83% |
 Owen Power | 69 | Steady Blueliner | 29 P · 81 GP | $8.35M | $4.49M | F−$3.9M | 83% |
 Esa Lindell | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 82 GP | $5.25M | $5.42M | C+$0.2M | 82% |
 Mattias Samuelsson | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 78 GP | $4.29M | $7.09M | A+$2.8M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Travis Konecny · 7 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Travis’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 26:00 TOI
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 03-29
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:19 TOI
@ WSH
2P
1G 1A
@ WSH 03-31
1G 1A · 4 shots · 22:59 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 24:57 TOI
@ NYI
2P
1G 1A
@ NYI 04-03
1G 1A · 3 shots · 24:36 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 25:52 TOI
@ NJD
1P
0G 1A
@ NJD 04-07
0G 1A · 0 shots · 24:45 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-09
0G 0A · 3 shots · 18:58 TOI
@ WPG
1P
1G 0A
@ WPG 04-11
1G 0A · 1 shots · 25:26 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 24:18 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the high slot - 4 of 11 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 19 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 151 blocks · 19 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Philadelphia Flyers | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 |
| 2018-19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -4 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -22 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -5 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 10 | 34 | 44 | -20 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -6 |
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 12 |
| Career | 1 team | 660 | 65 | 185 | 250 | -38 |