Armada: Tesink Ready To Play

The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada have confirmed via the Twitter machine that Ryan Tesink will play tomorrow night. The Armada begin their semi-final playoff series against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar tomorrow evening at 8:30pm Atlantic at the Henry Leonard Centre.

Tesink was traded to the Armada back in January for Saint John’s own 2013 first-round pick. He played six games with the club, recording a goal and three assists, before going down with a knee injury. He has not played since January 13.

So what does this mean regarding the Tesink trade case thing? We really don’t know. But, you have to think this helps Saint John a bit with the injury not being that serious.

Despite not having the Saint John native in their lineup for most of the second half, the Armada finished third overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with a 41-19-2-6 record. They then beat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in five games in the first-round and swept the Val-d’Or Foreurs in the quarter-finals.

This will certainly be the Armada’s toughest test of the playoffs so far and Tesink’s return could make a significant impact. In 41 total QMJHL games this season, the St. Louis Blues prospect has 17 goals and 24 assists.

There is only one other former Sea Dog still playing in this year’s post-season and that is Stephen MacAulay of the Halifax Mooseheads. Their series against the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies begins on Saturday at the Metro Centre.

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