SEATTLE -- Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde was expected to be out five to seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia. General manager Ron Francis provided the medical update ...

According to the team, Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde (abdomen) underwent sports hernia surgery on Friday. The team noted that the 33-year-old is expected to be sidelined five-to-seven weeks.

Yanni Gourde has been out since Jan. 2 ... Gourde is also one of the alternate captains to Eberle. Adam Larsson, Jaden Schwartz, and Matty Beniers also wear the “A” proudly on their chest.

SEATTLE — Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde is expected to be out five to seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia. General manager Ron Francis provided the medical update ...

Gourde broke into the NHL with the Lightning in 2015-16, and he spent six seasons in Tampa Bay, helping the team win Stanley Cups in 2019-20 and 2020-21. He joined the Kraken in the 2021 expansion ...

Gourde, 33, has 83 games of playoff experience in the league, including back-to-back Stanley Cup runs with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and '21 before Seattle chose him in the expansion draft.