But to be honoring a quarantine in Las Vegas, well, that just doesn’t seem fair, does it? It would be tough enough to be sequestered in an average American city. In an interview with the Flyers’ public relations department on Wednesday, Provorov talked about the prospect of “living in a bubble’’ if the NHL resumes in late July/early August. The goal? To stick to a strict health regimen and somehow challenge for a Stanley Cup. The plot? A dozen NHL teams are holed up in the gambling capital of the world, some for weeks on end.Īdding to the intrigue: How are you going to keep a few hundred young, healthy, red-blooded men cooped up in some hotels in downtown Vegas with the glittering lights just a few steps away? and a real-life epic at that just off The Strip. In 2020, Ivan Provorov and the Flyers are hoping to sort of make their own show. As well, when restrictions allow it, he has been hitting the ice in the Wheat City and working with a skills coach in preparation for his fourth NHL season.There have been some memorable films involving the ultimate sin city – from Elvis Presley in “Viva Las Vegas” to Frank Sinatra in “Ocean’s Eleven” to Elizabeth Taylor in “The Only Game in Town.” It has allowed him to return home to visit friends and family in the Elkhorn area. While waiting to hear when he will be able to return to the Flyers, Sanheim has been based in Brandon. It is something you’ll probably never get to do again.” “You get to know your teammates actually a little bit better than maybe you would have else wise because you do see them every day. Sanheim appreciated the opportunity to build camaraderie and connection with his fellow Flyers. We were able to hang out with the guys 24/7. “I think the NHL did a great job in providing us with enough stuff to keep us busy,” he said. The third-year Flyer praised the league for what they did to make the experience enjoyable. We can use it and you feel you’re face-to-face with your family and friends.” We’re lucky in today’s age that technology is such an advantage for us. “To be away from them for a month or longer obviously is difficult, but you try to stay in touch – FaceTime – as much as you can. “Maybe you are on the road for a week or 10 days of whatever it is when you go out west,” Sanheim said of the NHL regular season. Many players were away from family, significant others and friends for an extended period of time. It was certainly an NHL playoff experience like no other. “Obviously, we came up short in game seven against the Islanders. “We were going in playing well and we were playing well in the round robin and into the first round,” Sanheim said. In the second round, the Philly squad fell in seven to the New York Islanders. The Flyers ousted Montreal, in five games, in the first round to win their first series since the 2011-2012 campaign. In a round robin to determine its playoff seeding, Philadelphia went undefeated in three games to clinch the first seed. He was able to control play and defuse dangerous plays in his own end.” “Through the play-in round and the first round against the Montreal Canadiens, it could be argued that Sanheim was the team’s best defencemen. Flyers observer Walt Gebelein of the Broad Street Buzz wrote that: The 6-foot-4, 210-pound defencemanhad a goal and recorded six assists in 16 games. Sequestered in the NHL’s Toronto bubble, the son of Kent and Shelly Sanheim helped the Philadelphia Flyers make it to the second round of the playoffs. Forced into a National Hockey League bubble due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elkhorn product Travis Sanheim made the best of it – and turned heads.
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