Sceptres activate forward Sarah Nurse from long-term injured reserve

The Toronto Sceptres have a healthy lineup for the first time all season.

Star forward Sarah Nurse has been activated from long-term injured reserve and Noemi Neubauerova has been moved to reserve the team announced on Sunday.

Nurse suffered a lower-body injury while competing for Canada in the Rivalry Series on Feb. 6 and was placed on injury reserve on Feb. 10.

The Hamilton, Ont. native has five goals and seven assists in 15 games this season.

Sunday’s game against the top-ranked Montreal Victoire will mark the first contest all season where the entire team is healthy. League-leading scorer, Natalie Spooner, spent the first few months of the season on LTIR following a knee injury suffered in Game 3 of last year’s playoff semi-final. Spooner was activated just one day after Nurse was placed on LTIR.

The Sceptres are third in the standings, just one point below the Boston Fleet, and six points short of the Victoire.