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. Follow me @VictorNuno12

Sharks Prospect Pyramid Gets an Eklund-Sized Boost

Victor Nuño | August 6, 2021

After reaching the Western Conference Final in 2018-19, the San Jose Sharks have had two seasons finishing near the bottom of the NHL. While this isn’t the result that the…

2021 NHL Entry Draft Has Strong Family Ties

Victor Nuño | July 31, 2021

Hearing your name called by an NHL team is the dream of a lifetime for most hockey players. For many, it is a signature event for the entire family. Everyone…

Sharks Have Options to Improve Their Shallow Right Wing

Victor Nuño | July 21, 2021

Their 26th place finish in the NHL after the 2020-21 season confirms the San Jose Sharks have many holes in their lineup. Certainly, there are big concerns in net and…

Sharks Get Adin Hill to Improve League-Worst Goaltending

Victor Nuño | July 19, 2021

Preying on one of the teams that had too many good goaltenders to protect, the San Jose Sharks acquired Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes. The full trade was Hill…

San Jose Sharks 2020 Draft Class Revisited

Victor Nuño | July 18, 2021

The San Jose Sharks had a strong draft, selecting all forwards in 2020. The 2020-21 season was a difficult one for development with many leagues not running either at all…

THW Mock Expansion Draft: San Jose Sharks Moves

Victor Nuño | July 13, 2021

While the NHL playoffs were in full swing, many of us at The Hockey Writers were hard at work. We got together to create a realistic Seattle Kraken mock expansion…

Sharks Have a Wallstedt-Sized Hole to Fill in Net

Victor Nuño | July 3, 2021

The San Jose Sharks have never picked at seventh overall. They have only picked earlier than seventh in the NHL Entry Draft seven times, picking second three times (Pat Falloon,…

Sharks Players Looking to Medal at the 2021 IIHF World Championships

Victor Nuño | May 17, 2021

For the San Jose Sharks, the 2020-21 season has come to an end. Finishing seventh out of eight teams certainly fell below the expectations of the team; however, several Sharks…

Sharks’ 3 Stars of the Month – April 2021

Victor Nuño | May 1, 2021

The San Jose Sharks finished April with a 5-9-1 record. It started with two wins against their rival Los Angeles Kings, which was on the back of ending March with…

Sharks’ Goaltending Has Faces in New Places

Victor Nuño | April 21, 2021

The San Jose Sharks were fairly active at the 2021 NHL trade deadline. They moved their offseason signing Devan Dubnyk to the Colorado Avalanche for a 5th round pick in…

Logan Stankoven – 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Victor Nuño | April 11, 2021

Logan Stankoven 2020-21 Team: Kamloops Blazers (#11) Date of Birth: February 26th, 2003 Place of Birth: Kamloops, BC, CAN Ht: 5-foot-8 Wt: 174 pounds Shoots: Right Position: F NHL Draft…

San Jose Sharks’ 3 Stars of the Month – March 2021

Victor Nuño | April 2, 2021

The San Jose Sharks finished March with a record of 8-7-2. They scored 46 goals and gave up 49. Hardly a resounding success, but in both January and February, they…