We are just 47 days away from the San Jose Sharks kicking off their season at the SAP Center against the Vegas Golden Knights.
In honour of that, let’s take a look at the players in franchise history who have worn the number 47. There have been 10 players in Sharks history to wear it, so let’s dive into who wore #47 for the Sharks.
The first player to wear it was back in 1992, when former Pittsburgh Penguin and current New York Rangers bench boss Mike Sullivan wore it. He broke into the NHL with the Sharks and wore number 47 for three seasons. During that time, he had 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points in 171 games.
The next player to wear it was Viktor Kozlov, who played for the Sharks for four seasons but only donned the number for one of them. During his time in San Jose, he appeared in 174 games and scored 29 goals and 40 assists for 69 points.
The third player to wear it was Yves Racine, who wore two numbers during his time with the Sharks. He only played in one season back in 1995-96 and skated in 32 games, scoring one goal and 16 assists for 17 points.
Next was Darren Turcotte, who also wore it in 1995-96. He played in parts of two seasons with the club and scored 22 goals and 26 assists for 48 points in 74 games.
The number 47 wasn’t worn again for 12 years until Tom Cavanagh wore it in 2008-09. He played in just 18 games with the Sharks and scored one goal and two assists for three points.
Joe Callahan wore the number for one season, skating in 46 games and recording just one lone assist.
After Callahan, the number wasn’t worn again for another eight seasons until Joakim Ryan wore it in 2018-19. He spent two seasons with the Sharks and skated in 106 games. During that time, he scored three goals and 16 assists for 19 points.
Trevor Carrick wore it in 2020 in his first and only season with the Sharks. Unfortunately, he could never find his footing in the NHL and only played in seven games. Three of them came with San Jose, but he never recorded a point.
Christian Jaroš wore number 47 in 2021, but only for seven games before his time came to an end with the Sharks. He managed to pick up one assist.
The last player to wear it was James Reimer in his second stint with the organization from 2021 to 2023. He was a reliable goalie who could start as many games as he was asked. During that time, he played in 91 games and started 87 of them. He posted a record of 31-38-18, which coincided with the start of the Sharks’ decline.
