Victor Nuño
Victor Nuño is a physician in private practice in Santa Cruz and an associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine at Touro University in California. He is an avid hockey fan ever since the San Jose Sharks joined the NHL in 1991. He plays, watches, and consumes everything related to hockey, but especially the Sharks and AHL affiliate Barracuda. In addition, he is a father to two beautiful young girls and husband to a wonderful wife.
Author's Posts
4 Takeaways from Stars' First Round-Robin Game
August 4th, 2020 The Dallas Stars played their first round-robin playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights to determine the seeding amongst the top 4 teams in the West. The game didn’t start out well with goaltender Ben Bishop giving up a fluky goal to Chandler Stephenson on the first shot of the...
Sharks Goalie Prospects - Korenar, Shortridge, Melnichuk & Emond
August 1st, 2020 Stopping the puck has been the Achilles' heel of the San Jose Sharks as they finished 27th in the league in goals against per game in 2019-20 and are 24th from 2018-20. While there is more to keeping the puck out of your net than goaltending, it is clear the Sharks would love to have a young and capable alternative to Martin Jones. It...
Sharks’ Prospect Profile: Noah Gregor
July 30th, 2020 Noah Gregor was a 4th round pick by the San Jose Sharks in 2016 (111th overall). The speedy center has rocketed up the depth chart for a cash-strapped Sharks team that is in dire need of meaningful contributions from their entry-level guys. Having already played 28 games for the Sharks in 2019-20, some might say Gregor is no longer a...
Sharks’ Prospect Profile: Sasha Chmelevski
July 28th, 2020 Sasha Chmelevski was drafted in the sixth round (185th overall) in 2017. Many times, sixth round picks don’t end up making it to the NHL, or even the AHL, but the San Jose Sharks have a knack for finding talent late in the draft. From his time in the OHL to representing his country internationally, and now in the AHL, it's time for a...
Sharks' 20 All-Time Worst Draft Picks
July 25th, 2020 The San Jose Sharks have had success drafting, especially under Doug Wilson in the late rounds, but there have also been many whiffs. While no draft pick is a certainty by any means, and every team has its share of misses, some by the Sharks' have been massive gaffes. What Constitutes a Bad Draft Pick? There are two main criteria...
Sharks Get More Punch With Rocky Thompson
July 22nd, 2020 With no NHL regular-season games to be played until at least December 2020, there isn’t much news regarding the San Jose Sharks these days. The only news seems to relate to the draft, and since they traded their pick to the Ottawa Senators, the fanfare for their poor season is subdued. It was exciting to see Derren Dreger break this...
