About Yanni Gourde
Yanni Gourde (born December 15, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growing up in Quebec, Gourde played ice hockey in the area until eventually joining the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2008. In his final year with the team, he was the league's top scorer and most valuable player. He then signed with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2012. After spending time with the Sharks, as well as the San Francisco Bulls and the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, he signed with the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014. Gourde started with the organization by playing with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, and he eventually made his NHL debut in 2015 and registered his first NHL goal in 2017. In 2020 and 2021, he won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning. In the latter year, after winning the Cup, he was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. After four seasons with the Kraken, in 2025, he was traded back to the Lightning. == Playing career == === Junior === As a child, Gourde played in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey team Rive-Sud.
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