Yanni Gourde

Yanni Gourde
Born December 15, 1991
Saint-Narcisse, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Yanni Gourde (born December 15, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. He was the QMJHL's top scoring award as well as the league MVP in 2011–12. On March 10, 2014, Gourde agreed to a one year AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch and a one-year entry level contract with NHL affiliate the Tampa Bay Lightning beginning in the following 2014–15 season.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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
AHL totals 177 44 62 106 142 3 1 1 2 10

Awards and honours

Award Year
Jean Béliveau Trophy - QMJHL Top Scorer 2011–12 [2]
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - QMJHL MVP 2011–12 [3]
QMJHL First All-Star Team 2011–12 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lightning agree to terms with forward Yanni Gourde". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. ↑ Place au Drakkar! - Hockey - La Nouvelle Union
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Golden Puck Awards: recognition of excellence". QMJHL.

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