Exiting the preliminary round, Canada had a 5-2-0 record. In the single-elimination medal round, Canada drew Sweden in the quarterfinal. The Canadian side prevailed, 4-3, in a hard-fought contest decided in overtime by a goal from Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson. In the semifinal game, Canada had a much less stressful match against the Czechs in what turned out to be a 6-1 victory. Sanheim did not record a point in this game but moved the puck well and took care of business across 27 mostly efficient shifts and 18:43 of ice time.
Ultimately, Team Canada came up a goal short in the gold medal game against Finland. A couple of controversial calls went against the Canadian side in the third period and overtime, and the Finns capitalized. Nonetheless, the tourney was an overall success for Canada as a team and Sanheim as an individual player. For Sanheim, it was his first time playing for Team Canada since the 2015-16 World Junior Championship. It was his second medal at a major international competition. Back in 2014, Sanheim was part of the bronze medal winning Canadian team at the Under-18 Worlds.
Shortly after the medal ceremony at the 2022 Worlds, Travis Sanheim's mother, Shelly, posted a congratulatory Tweet to her son and his teammates on Team Canada for earning the silver medal. Even without Team Russia or Belarus being permitted to participate in IIHF competitions due to the current situation in Ukraine, there is a tough field of contenders. With the playoff round being a single-elimination format, pretty much anything can happen. There was no shame in winning silver, especially on the Finns' home ice.