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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.
As a child, Gourde played in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey team Rive-Sud.
In his native Quebec, Gourde played with the Lévis Commandeurs and the Jonquière Élites of the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League before joining the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2008. In 2008–09, his first season with the Tigres, he collected one assist through four games played. In 59 games during the 2009–10 season, he notched 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points. During the 2010–11 season, he recorded 26 goals and 42 assists through 68 games. During the 2011–12 season with the Tigres, Gourde tallied 37 goals and 87 assists for 124 points through 68 games. These statistics earned him the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the QMJHL's top scorer, the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player, and a spot on the league's First All-Star Team.
In April 2012, after finishing his season with the Victoriaville Tigres, Gourde signed an amateur tryout offer with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played four games with the team during the remainder of the 2011–12 season, managing one goal and two assists in that span. After the season, Gourde was signed to a one-year contract by the Sharks. Gourde was named to the Sharks' opening roster for the 2012–13 season. With the Sharks that season, he tallied eight goals in 54 games. Gourde also played eight games with the Sharks' ECHL affiliate, the San Francisco Bulls, during the season, achieving 10 points.
For the next season in 2013–14, Gourde signed with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings, where he posted 15 goals and 34 points in 30 games. On January 7, 2014, the Sharks once again took interest in Gourde, signing him to a 25-game professional tryout offer. Through those games with the Sharks, Gourde had a point-per-game pace, notching four goals and 21 assists for 25 points.
On March 10, 2014, Gourde agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). The contract began during the 2014–15 season, and until then, for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, he remained with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. During that period, he tallied two goals and six assists through 18 games. Gourde was named to the Crunch's opening night roster for the 2014–15 season. That season, Gourde was named AHL Player of the Month for November after recording nine goals, nine assists, and a +13 plus–minus rating in 18 games. He completed the season with 29 goals and 28 assists for 57 points in 76 games, his scoring numbers ahead of all Crunch players except Jonathan Marchessault. Gourde also led the team in power play goals, with eight. During the 2015 Calder Cup playoffs, Gourde recorded one goal and one assist, which came in a game on April 29, 2015, during which the Crunch were eliminated in a 5–2 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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.
As a child, Gourde played in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey team Rive-Sud.
In his native Quebec, Gourde played with the Lévis Commandeurs and the Jonquière Élites of the Quebec Midget AAA Hockey League before joining the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2008. In 2008–09, his first season with the Tigres, he collected one assist through four games played. In 59 games during the 2009–10 season, he notched 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points. During the 2010–11 season, he recorded 26 goals and 42 assists through 68 games. During the 2011–12 season with the Tigres, Gourde tallied 37 goals and 87 assists for 124 points through 68 games. These statistics earned him the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the QMJHL's top scorer, the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player, and a spot on the league's First All-Star Team.
In April 2012, after finishing his season with the Victoriaville Tigres, Gourde signed an amateur tryout offer with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played four games with the team during the remainder of the 2011–12 season, managing one goal and two assists in that span. After the season, Gourde was signed to a one-year contract by the Sharks. Gourde was named to the Sharks' opening roster for the 2012–13 season. With the Sharks that season, he tallied eight goals in 54 games. Gourde also played eight games with the Sharks' ECHL affiliate, the San Francisco Bulls, during the season, achieving 10 points.
For the next season in 2013–14, Gourde signed with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings, where he posted 15 goals and 34 points in 30 games. On January 7, 2014, the Sharks once again took interest in Gourde, signing him to a 25-game professional tryout offer. Through those games with the Sharks, Gourde had a point-per-game pace, notching four goals and 21 assists for 25 points.
On March 10, 2014, Gourde agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). The contract began during the 2014–15 season, and until then, for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, he remained with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. During that period, he tallied two goals and six assists through 18 games. Gourde was named to the Crunch's opening night roster for the 2014–15 season. That season, Gourde was named AHL Player of the Month for November after recording nine goals, nine assists, and a +13 plus–minus rating in 18 games. He completed the season with 29 goals and 28 assists for 57 points in 76 games, his scoring numbers ahead of all Crunch players except Jonathan Marchessault. Gourde also led the team in power play goals, with eight. During the 2015 Calder Cup playoffs, Gourde recorded one goal and one assist, which came in a game on April 29, 2015, during which the Crunch were eliminated in a 5–2 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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