Nordiques call up Poirier to face Flames
November 23rd 2015 - The Quebec Nordiques have called up promising young winger Émile Poirier from the AHL Charlotte Checkers in time for a regular season game against the Calgary Flames. Poirier will therefore be playing his first career NHL game this week, against the team that drafted him into the NHL in the first round of the 2013 Entry Draft, before trading him home to Quebec.
Poirier will suit up on the right side of the first line, where Elias Lindholm has been moved to center, with Jeff Skinner remaining on the left wing. Adam Henrique will patrol the second line with Nick Foligno and Brock McGinn on his wings, while Jacob Josefson will be flanked by Antoine Roussel and Colton Sceviour.
The Nordiques currently sit 14th in the Eastern Conference with a
8-12-1 record.
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