Gourde, 33, was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. advertisement. ... He spent his first six NHL seasons in Tampa Bay and won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021.

Yanni Gourde never really wanted to leave the Tampa Bay Lightning after helping them win the Stanley Cup. Now he might be able to finish out his time in the NHL with them. Gourde signed a six-year ...

Yanni Gourde never really wanted to leave the Tampa Bay Lightning after helping them win the Stanley Cup. Now he might be able to finish out his career with Tampa.

The notable name acquired for Lightning fans is Yanni Gourde, a player who spent the first six seasons of his NHL career with Tampa Bay and played a big role in their back-to-back Stanley Cup wins.

Through 602 NHL regular-season games between the Lightning and Kraken, Gourde has 133 goals and 347 points, while posting 40 goals and 43 points in 88 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

Gourde was No. 19 on The Athletic’s latest trade board, while Bjorkstrand was No. 23. Gourde, 33, previously played with the Lightning from 2015 to 2021, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in ...

So the Kraken grabbed Gourde in the draft, and he emerged as one of the first leaders of the new franchise. Seattle reached the playoffs in their second season and upset the defending Stanley Cup ...

Gourde, who was a fan favorite when the Lightning were winning back-to-back Cups in 2020 and ’21, is not the same player at age 33, but he’s still feisty and annoying to opponents.

“He won two Stanley Cup championships with the Lightning and plays the kind of game that translates come playoff time.” In 32 games played this season, Gourde has notched five goals and 10 ...

Given his ability to play effective minutes in the bottom six, being a two-time Stanley Cup champion, and the fact that he’s an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, Gourde should ...

Since 2019-20, Yanni Gourde has averaged 0.7 goals per 60 minutes in the regular season. In the playoffs, when scoring is more difficult, he's averaged 0.9 goals per 60 minutes.