Yanni Gourde | |||
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Born | Saint-Narcisse, Quebec, Canada | December 15, 1991||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Centre / left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Seattle Kraken Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Yanni Gourde (born December 15, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Gourde signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent in 2014. Gourde won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
As a youth, Gourde played in the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from the south shore of Quebec City. [1]
At 17 years old, Gourde played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons with the Victoriaville Tigres. He won the QMJHL's top scorer award as well as the league's most valuable player (MVP) award in 2011–12 season after compiling 37 goals and 87 assists for 124 points through 68 games. [2]
In 2012, Gourde signed a two-year contract with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (AHL). During his final season with the Sharks, 2012-13, Gourde only managed 8 goals in 54 games, so he was not re-signed. [3] He then had a short stint with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL.
Gourde then with the Kalamazoo Wings, where he posted 34 points in only 30 games. [4] This caught the attention of the Sharks, who then signed him to a professional tryout offer (PTO) on January 6, 2014. Gourde achieved 24 points in 25 games with the Sharks during the 2013–14 season. [4]
On March 10, 2014, Gourde agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch and a two-year entry-level contract with their NHL affiliate, the Tampa Bay Lightning, to begin the 2014–15 season. [5] He responded to surprisingly lead the Crunch in goals scored with 29, including a team-leading eight on the powerplay. He completed his break-out season with 57 points in 76 games.[ citation needed ]
Gourde was returned to the Crunch after competing in the Lightning's training camp to begin the 2015–16 season. [6] He continued his scoring pace from the previous season and placed third amongst the team points when he received his first NHL recall to the Lightning on December 14, 2015. [7]
On December 14, 2015, the Lightning recalled Gourde along with teammate Joël Vermin. [8] On December 15, 2015, Gourde made his NHL debut in a 5–4 overtime Lightning win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gourde also registered his first career NHL assist and point on a Mike Blunden goal. [9]
On July 25, 2016, the Lightning announced the re-signing of Gourde to a one-year, two-way contract. Gourde appeared in two games the previous season, recording an assist and two penalty minutes. He also played in 65 games with the Crunch, recording 14 goals and 44 points. [10]
On March 11, 2017, Gourde scored his first NHL goal, against the Florida Panthers, shorthanded on the penalty kill. [11] In so doing, Gourde became the fourth Lightning player to score their first career goal shorthanded. [12]
On June 26, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed Gourde to a two-year, $2 million contract extension. [13]
During the 2017–18 season Gourde was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February. [14] On March 6, 2018, Gourde recorded two goals in a 5-4 overtime Lightning victory over the visiting Florida Panthers. [15] His two goal effort tied him with Tyler Johnson for the most goals during a rookie season by a Lightning player. [16] On March 30, 2018, Gourde moved past Ondřej Palát (59) for second most points in a season by a Lightning rookie. [17] On April 6, Gourde recorded one goal and two assists in a 7–5 Lightning victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres. The goal moved Gourde past Tyler Johnson for most goals by a Lightning rookie, with 25. Gourde also passed Brad Richards for the most points in a season by a Lightning rookie, with 64. [18] [19] On April 12, Gourde made his Stanley Cup playoff debut in a 5–2 Lightning home win against the New Jersey Devils. [20] He recorded his first career playoff goal, assist and point in the Lightning victory, becoming only the second player in Lightning history to have a multi-point game in their playoff debut. [21]
On November 2, 2018, the Lightning signed Gourde to a six-year, $31 million contract extension. [22] On March 22, 2019, Gourde was suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes' captain Jordan Staal at PNC Arena the previous night. [23]
On July 21, 2021, Gourde was selected from the Lightning at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken. [24] Following the draft, it was announced that Gourde was expected to miss the first two months of the 2021–22 NHL season to recover from shoulder surgery. [25] While sidelined, Gourde was named an alternate captain for the Kraken alongside Jordan Eberle, Adam Larsson, and Jaden Schwartz. [26] He eventually made his season debut on October 19 where he played on the top line with Schwartz and Eberle against the New Jersey Devils. [27] Gourde scored his first goal with the Kraken on October 26 against the Montreal Canadiens.
Gourde finished the 2022–23 season with 48 points in 81 games, where the Kraken qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Gourde scored an overtime goal against the Dallas Stars in the second round of the playoffs, getting the Kraken a 5–4 win and a 1–0 series lead. [28]
Gourde was named after the Greek composer Yanni. His parents saw the artist's name in the credits of a movie they had watched while his mother was pregnant with him, which resulted in them deciding to give him the first name Yanni. [29]
Gourde and his wife Marie-Andrée had their first child on May 1, 2018. [30]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Lévis Commandeurs | QMAAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Jonquière Élites | QMAAA | 41 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
2010–11 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 68 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 68 | 37 | 87 | 124 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 54 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 30 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 25 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 76 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
2015–16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 65 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 56 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 54 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 | ||
2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 50 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 70 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | ||
2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 56 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | ||
2021–22 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 74 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 81 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | ||
2023–24 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 545 | 126 | 190 | 316 | 402 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 54 |
Award | Year | |
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QMJHL | ||
Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer | 2012 | [31] |
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – MVP | 2012 | [32] |
First All-Star Team | 2012 | [32] |
NHL | ||
Rookie of the Month | February 2018 | [14] |
Stanley Cup champion | 2020, 2021 | [33] |
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