Players who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks

Boston Bruins
San Jose Sharks

32 players

32 players have played for both the Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks. Joe Thornton spent the most seasons with the two: 8 with the Boston Bruins and 15 with the San Jose Sharks. On a roster now: Jeffrey Viel, Ryan Donato, Dmitry Orlov, and Michael Eyssimont. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the Boston Bruins and the San Jose Sharks, with their years at each
PlayerPosBOSSJ
Joe ThorntonC1997–2006 · 8 seasons2005–2020 · 15 seasons
Marco SturmLW2005–2010 · 5 seasons1997–2006 · 8 seasons
Kyle McLarenD1995–2002 · 7 seasons2002–2008 · 5 seasons
Brad StuartD2005–2007 · 2 seasons1999–2014 · 8 seasons
Tommy WingelsC2017–2018 · 1 season2010–2017 · 7 seasons
Andrei NazarovRW2000–2002 · 2 seasons1993–1998 · 5 seasons
Jeff OdgersRW1996–1997 · 1 season1991–1996 · 5 seasons
Jeffrey VielLW2024–2026 · 2 seasons2020–2023 · 3 seasons
Shean DonovanRW2006–2007 · 1 season1994–1998 · 4 seasons
Wayne PrimeauLW2005–2007 · 2 seasons2002–2006 · 3 seasons
Jeff NortonD2001–2002 · 1 season1993–2001 · 4 seasons
Ron SutterC1995–1996 · 1 season1996–2000 · 4 seasons
Craig JanneyC1987–1991 · 4 seasons1995–1996 · 1 season
Matt IrwinD2015–2016 · 1 season2012–2015 · 3 seasons
Steve ShieldsG2002–2003 · 1 season1998–2001 · 3 seasons
Greg HawgoodD1987–1990 · 3 seasons1996–1997 · 1 season
Ryan DonatoC2017–2019 · 2 seasons2020–2021 · 1 season
Bill GuerinRW2000–2002 · 2 seasons2006–2007 · 1 season
Brad BoyesRW2005–2007 · 2 seasons2003–2004 · 1 season
Dan McGillisD2002–2004 · 2 seasons2002–2003 · 1 season
Jeff JillsonD2003–2004 · 1 season2001–2003 · 2 seasons
Brantt MyhresLW2002–2003 · 1 season1998–2000 · 2 seasons
Jeff HackettG2002–2003 · 1 season1991–1993 · 2 seasons
Joe MurphyRW1999–2000 · 1 season1997–1999 · 2 seasons
Marty McSorleyD1999–2000 · 1 season1996–1998 · 2 seasons
Mike SullivanLW1997–1998 · 1 season1991–1993 · 2 seasons
Dmitry OrlovD2022–2023 · 1 season2025–2026 · 1 season
Michael EyssimontC2025–2026 · 1 season2022–2023 · 1 season
Dominic MooreC2016–2017 · 1 season2011–2012 · 1 season
Jay LeachD2005–2006 · 1 season2009–2010 · 1 season
Josh LangfeldRW2005–2006 · 1 season2005–2006 · 1 season
Richard BrennanD2002–2003 · 1 season1997–1998 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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