The Kraken traded two popular veteran players Wednesday as the NHL's deadline for moves nears. Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are headed to the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of a three-team ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle Kraken in an aggressive move ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. The Lightning sent ...

The Lightning get: F Yanni Gourde, F Oliver Bjorkstrand, 2026 fifth-round pick The Kraken get: A 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick (from the Maple Leafs), F ...

TAMPA — Yanni Gourde was told Wednesday at 9 a.m. Pacific time that he was getting traded, but the Seattle Kraken couldn’t tell him his destination right away. Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand ...

Fresh off acquiring two first-round draft picks and a second-rounder for veteran forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde, Kraken general manager Ron Francis suggested Wednesday he now has ...

Yanni Gourde has played for contenders in the past, spending time with the Lightning when they won back-to-back Cups. He would then help the Kraken franchise as a member of their expansion team ...

SEATTLE — Yanni Gourde is one of the few, the proud, the original Seattle Kraken. He's seen the team in its inaugural season, a playoff push and a third year slump. "We tried to build an ...

March 5, 2025 Updated Wed., March 5, 2025 at 10:06 p.m. Yanni Gourde (37) of the Seattle Kraken and Alex Newhook (15) of the Montreal Canadiens get set for a faceoff during a 2024 game at Climate ...

What they were missing? Some forward depth. And they got some! Yanni Gourde is coming back to Tampa, where he found some success. Even with a down year, he'll get a boost with the Lightning.