As Tampa Bay was winning a pair of Stanley Cups, it was the 5-foot-9 Yanni Gourde who often energized the Amalie Arena crowd.

Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand waited for three hours — until two players cleared waivers for the Lightning — before they ...

Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has never been hesitant to make a move if it meant the team was one step closer to ...

TAMPA -- Yanni Gourde returned to Amalie Arena as if he never departed the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is back in his corner ...

Selected by Columbus in the third round (No. 89) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Bjorkstrand has 375 points (167 goals, 208 assists) ...

Lightning forward Yanni Gourde rejoins Tampa Bay after they lost him to Seattle in the expansion draft four years ago. Now, ...

John Romano | GM Julien BriseBois takes a calculated risk by trading more first-round picks for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni ...

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The Lighting paid a steep price -- two first-round picks -- for Gourde and Bjorkstrand but they're two players who should fit ...

The NHL trade deadline is Friday, with some big names potentially available, but we got a pretty big deal on Wednesday ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde on Wednesday as part of a three-team swap.

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