The Philadelphia Flyers’ Forward Travis Konecny, and Defenseman Travis Sanheim are expected to head to the IIHF Men’s World Championship when the Flyers’ season is done.
Konecny and Sanheim are season players when it comes to Team Canada, both having competed on Team Canada for this seasons 4-Nations Faceoff. During the 4-Nations Faceoff, Sanheim dressed in three games and had one assists. Konecny dressed for two games, but had zero points.
Previously, Sanheim has played in the Men’s Worlds during the 2021 tournament, amassing four points (1G, 3A) over the 10 games for Team Canada. Konecny played 10 games in the Men’s Worlds during the 2017 tournament with eight points.
This season with the Flyers, Sanheim has dressed for 77 games earning 28 points (7G, 21A) and Konecny has 74 points (24G, 50A) over 77 games. Konecny has hit a career high in assists, his previous high being 37 in the 2019-20 season. This season has put Konecny at 18th in all Flyers careers skaters in points.
The 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship games are taking place in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark from May 9th through the 25th. The tournament is separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Group A consists of teams Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Latvia and Slovakia. Group B consists of teams Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway, Switzerland, and USA. The games can be streamed through IIHF.tv with a subscription, or on NHL Network.
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