Tesink Makes His Return

Un premier match pour Tesink en séries 2013 #Armada #Drakkar #LHJMQ twitter.com/marco_brunelle…
— Marco Brunelle (@marco_brunelle) April 19, 2013

For the first time since January 13, Ryan Tesink played a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game.

Tesink, who had been suffering from a knee injury, made his return to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada lineup last night in Baie-Comeau. The Drakkar took Game 1 of the semi-final playoff series, 2-1.

The St. Louis Blues prospect had five shots in the loss along with two hits, one faceoff win, and four minutes in penalties. Most media who watched the game said he looked pretty good out there.

Christian Marti had the Armada’s only goal. Jeremy Gergoire and Valentin Zykov scored for the Drakkar.

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is today at 5pm.

The other semi-final that features the Halifax Mooseheads and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies begins tonight at 7pm at the Metro Centre.

Elsewhere...

• In the MHL last night, the Truro Bearcats evened the Kent Cup Final at 1-1 with a 4-3 double-overtime victory over the Summerside Western Capitals. Former Sea Dogs Grant West and Jason Seed had goals in the game. Summerside features former Dogs Seed, Spencer MacDonald, and Danny Chiasson while Truro features West, Dylan McGuigan, and David Mosher. Game 3 is tomorrow afternoon in Summerside.
• In the ECHL, Stanislav Galiev and the Reading Royals lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi-final 4-3 to the Florida Everblades. Galiev had a goal, two assists, and four shots.