As Canada prepares to announce its roster for the 4 Nations showdown on December 4, two Philadelphia Flyers start to think about the possibility of being named to the team.

Before Travis Konecny and defender Travis Sanheim are currently part of Team Canada’s team bubble, but the fast start to the season has both players in contention for a spot on the team in the first best-betting tournament since the World Cup of Hockey that took place in Toronto in 2016.

“It’s definitely on my radar now. If you had asked me at the start of the year, I wouldn’t have said anything, I wouldn’t have thought about it. Obviously with the way I started the year, I guess it was brought to my attention a little bit more,” Sanheim told reporters.

The Elkhorn, Man. The native has five goals and nine assists in 23 games this season after recording career highs in goals (10) and points (44) last season. Sanheim, 28, previously represented Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Championships, where Canada won a silver medal. He has one goal and three assists in 10 games.

Konecny, 27, is on pace for a career season, having scored 11 goals and 27 points in 23 games so far. The London, Ont. The native says he will continue to focus on helping the Flyers, whether or not he is selected to Team Canada.

“I started the season with the idea of ​​helping my team as best I could, knowing that on this list I was probably too far away. At this point, I still think the same way. If it happens, it happens, but my focus is on our team,” Konecny ​​said.

He last represented Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Championships, where he recorded eight assists in 10 games.

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button and TSN Hockey Analyst Mike Johnson projected Konecny ​​to make the roster as a fourth line forward alongside Tampa Bay Lightning F Anthony Cirelli And St. Louis Blues F Robert Thomas. Sanheim was not on the list in their last projection.

The 2025 4 Nations Showdown will take place February 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, with teams of NHL players from Finland, Sweden, Canada and the United States competing in a round-robin tournament.