Tampa Welcomes Back 2 Lightning Favorites

It a great night for Tampa Bay Lightning fans as Andrei Vasilevskiy got yet another shut out win. The Bolts played the Seattle Kracken for the first time at Amalie Arena and picked up a 3-0 win. But it was the return of two fan favorites that brought Lightning fans to their feet. Newly-elected broadcasting Hall of Famer Rick Peckham and former Bolt Yanni Gourde made their return to Tampa and fans welcomed them both.

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• Fans drop off donations on Thunder Alley for Metropolitan Ministries

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• Lightning arena announcer Paul Porter gets ready to bring on another familiar voice.

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• Congratulations Rick!

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• For the first time ever… the Tampa Bay Lightning vs The Seattle Kracken at Amalie Arena

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• The first steps on Amalie Arena ice for the new Seattle Kracken

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• The Seattle Kracken take the ice for the first time at Amalie Arena

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• Yanni was the last of the Kracken to leave the ice after warmups, thanking fans for their cheers.

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• Yanni Gourde looks on from the Kracken bench as a tribute video plays…

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• The other Kracken players had little interest, but Yanni sure looked on.

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• Great moments!

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• “Yanni! Yanni! Yanni” chants broke out after the tribute.

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