Jonathan West

California born and Southern raised, JW is a Midwest broadcaster & Vegas Golden Knights contributor for THW. He's an avid golfer & goalie who grew up watching the stylish Leaf Felix Potvin. His favorite assignment (yet) was the 2011 Stanley Cup Final...kissing the Cup inside & fires outside in Van City.

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Top 5 Vegas Goals of the First 101

December 11th, 2017 Through one-third of their first NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights are tied for fifth in NHL team scoring with 101 goals. That number is plus-11 versus their opponents, and VGK's per-game average of 3.48 goals is third only to the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning. To help compile this list of the top five percent of Vegas...

Vegas Is on Pace to Win 40+ Games

November 8th, 2017 It was the night before Halloween. This was my first trip to New York City and since I was traveling alone, chose to cross the Brooklyn Bridge and see the upstart Golden Knights take on the Islanders instead of taking in a Broadway show. With a half-full Barclays Center and about 100-150 Vegas fans in attendance, the first two grey,...

NHL 18 Simulation: Vegas' 2nd Place Finish

October 7th, 2017 What is a good indicator of how well the Vegas Golden Knights will perform in 2017-18? Not much considering a first-year franchise, so I took this question to the next best thing: EA Sports NHL 18. I haven't bought a new TV since my college days. And if anyone wants to know how long ago, you can gladly guess by my Facebook or Twitter...

Golden Knights Are Struggling to Win the Crowd

September 23rd, 2017 The last time the NHL expanded was in 2000, the same year the movie Gladiator was released in theatres. Halfway through one of my favorite movies of all time, slave owner Proximo tells Russell Crowe's fallen character how his own freedom was won in the Colosseum and shares his strategy with Maximus..."win the...