The Philadelphia Flyers were missing a member of their leadership group — well, at least officially. After trading Scott Laughton last season, the team didn’t officially replace him as an alternate captain.
Coming into this season, Sean Couturier maintained his role as the captain, with Travis Konecny hanging onto his as and alternate captain, and the Flyers revealed their other alternate captain on opening night, and it comes as no surprise.
Sanheim is one of the leaders on the team, and now it’s official.
Couturier is still the longest-tenured member of the Flyers and is the deserved captain of the club.