Overview
- Vancouver activated Sarah Nurse from long-term injured reserve on Thursday, making her available to face her former team in Toronto on Saturday.
- To create room on the roster, the Goldeneyes placed forward Darcie Lappan on the reserve list.
- Nurse injured her arm in the Nov. 21 season opener after scoring the franchise’s first goal, then rehabbed for about eight weeks and returned to full practice this week.
- Despite limited game action, she was named to Canada’s 23-player roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics, which begin Feb. 5.
- The Goldeneyes have struggled without her and sit last in the PWHL with a poor road record, increasing the significance of her return.