Yanni Gourde Suspended Two Games For Charging
11 months agoSeattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde has been hit with a two-game suspension for charging Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm on Thursday night. Gourde was issued a five-minute major and a game misconduct for a hit in which he appeared to leave his feet in the final few minutes of Thursday's contest. The 32-year-old is an original member of the Kraken from their 2021-22 inaugural season. He has collected seven goals and 19 points on 97 shots on goal across 45 games this season and has recorded 42 goals and 115 points across 200 games with the franchise since being selected from the Tampa Bay Lightning in the expansion draft. Gourde scored a career-high 25 goals as a rookie with the Lightning in the 2017-18 season.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com