Star forward Sarah Nurse of the Vancouver Goldeneyes is back after suffering an upper-body injury during the first game of the season.
Nurse had been on long-term injured reserve since suffering an upper-body injury during the first game of the season on Nov. 21. The announcement was made Thursday (Jan. 16) ahead of Saturday’s game, where Vancouver will take on Nurse’s former team, the Toronto Sceptres.
Vancouver is scheduled to play Toronto at 12 p.m. PT/ 3 p.m. ET at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
The Goldeneyes have returned forward Darcie Lappan to the team’s reserve player list.
The PWHL entered its third season on Nov. 21 with its original six teams: Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire, Ottawa Charge, Minnesota Frost, Boston Fleet, and New York Sirens, along with the two new teams, Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent.
Nurse is one of five Vancouver players, including Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner, representing Canada’s women’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
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