Reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner to make season debut with Sceptres after injury [Video]

Reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner will make her season debut for the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday after having off-season knee surgery.

But her return coincides with another major loss for the Sceptres, after forward Sarah Nurse was injured playing for Team Canada at the Rivalry Series last week.

Spooner was hurt last May in a collision into the boards during Game 3 of the team’s first-round Walter Cup playoff series against Minnesota, which went on to win the championship.

The forward will make her debut against the same team on Tuesday, when the Sceptres host the Frost at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

“I’m excited to be back with my teammates and looking forward to competing next to them again,” Spooner said in a statement.