Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey will soon get the moment he's waited three years for.
The 20-year-old will make his NHL debut when the Jets take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
#NHLJets D Josh Morrissey said the phone call with his parents to say he was recalled was an emotional one, included some tears
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Morrissey was drafted in the first round by the Jets in 2013, but returned to the Western Hockey League for the following two seasons. He has spent this year with the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League where he has three goals and 22 points in 56 games.
"This smile hasn't left my face since yesterday when I got the call," Morrissey told Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun. "It's a culmination of a lot of work to get to this point. It's so exciting."
Morrissey will have his parents in attendance for his first taste of the NHL. Meanwhile for the Jets, defenseman Jacob Trouba will miss Saturday's contest as he deals with an upper-body injury.
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