The San Jose Sharks' season is just around the corner. The 2025 prospect tournaments around the NHL have wrapped up and now we are heading into media availabilities before training camp. We are also just six days away from preseason hockey and 24 days away from the official kickoff of the 2025-26 season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 9 at 10 p.m.
Because of that, let's take a look at the Sharks’ long history with the jersey number 24.
There have been 10 players to wear the number. The first time it was worn was back in the 1991-92 season, which was the Sharks' first in the NHL and the last time it was worn was back in 2024.
The first player to wear the jersey number 24 for the Sharks was long-time general manager Doug Wilson. Wilson played for the Sharks at the tail end of his career, spending his last two seasons with the organization. In that time, he appeared in 86 games and had 12 goals and 36 assists for 48 points. He spent the other 14 years of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks, however, when he retired he was in the front office of San Jose for 24 years.
The next player to wear #24 was Sergei Makarov from 1993-95, where he played in 123 games. After spending four years with the Calgary Flames, Makarov joined the Sharks in the 1993-94 season and was very good. In his first season with the team, he scored 68 points in 80 games and followed it up with 24 points in 43 games. He ended his time with the organization with 92 total points.
Barry Potomski was the next player to wear it, however it was only for a short time. After spending parts of two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, he joined the Sharks. During the 1997-98 season, he only played in nine games and recorded one assist.
Niklas Sundström wore #24 from 1999-2003 with the Sharks, before being shipped off to the Montreal Canadiens. During his time, he played in 281 games and had 33 goals and 104 assists for 137 points. The Swedish native also played for the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens in his 10-year career.
Brad Boyes wore the number during the 2003-04 season. Despite being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2000 NHL Draft, he was traded to the Sharks alongside Alyn McCauley for Owen Nolan in 2002. Interestingly enough, Boyes only played one game for the organization before he was traded again to the Boston Bruins.
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Josh Langfeld suited up for the Sharks during the 2005-06 season, where he played in 39 games. After spending three years with the Ottawa Senators, he joined the Sharks and in those 39 games he scored two goals and nine assists for 11 points. After his time came to an end in the organization, he went on to play for the Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and Nashville Predators.
Sandis Ozolinš started his career with the Sharks after being drafted by them in the 1991 NHL Draft. However, at that point, he wore the number #6 from 1992-96. He would later return to the organization at the very end of his career at the age of 39 and played 39 games for them. In that time, he scored three goals and 13 assists for 16 points.
Travis Moen wore it in his one season with the Sharks. During the 2008-09 season, he played in 19 games and had five points. Unfortunately, he wasn't the Moen that Canadiens fans got to see for six seasons later in his career. If he were, he likely would have been a member of the Sharks for more than one season. He would become an established NHL'er after his time with the Canadiens, which led to him landing with the Dallas Stars in the 2014-15 season.
Jaycob Megna was the ninth player to wear #24, which came during the 2022-23 season. After bouncing around the NHL a bit earlier in his career, he landed in San Jose and played two seasons with the club. He appeared in a total of 92 games over two seasons and had three goals and 17 assists for 20 points. After the 2022-23 season, he went on to play for the Seattle Kraken, Blackhawks, and last season the Florida Panthers.
Lastly, Jacob Peterson, who didn't play a ton over two seasons with the club. After starting his career with the Dallas Stars in 2021-22, he made his way to the Sharks in 2022-23 and played in 17 games over two seasons. He managed to tally eight points in that time. His last game at the NHL level came in the 2023-24 season, and after that, he headed back overseas to play in his home country of Sweden.
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