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With their first pick of the second round, the Seattle Kraken selected right winger Jagger Firkus from the Western Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Warriors.
Welcome aboard!
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 8, 2022
With the 35th overall pick, the #SeaKraken select Jagger Firkus! pic.twitter.com/v0L8LP9qLg
Firkus scores a lot of goals — he netted 36 in 66 games last season, 14th-most in the WHL. He ranked 25th in the EOTP Consensus rankings, and if he was 2 inches taller likely would’ve been gone before now. The 18-year old is listed at 5’10, 154 lbs.
Behind Jordan Eberle, the Kraken are pretty thin on the right wing right now. Joonas Donskoi underwhelmed last season, and while Karson Kuhlman plays a solid 200-foot game, he won’t put up the kind of point totals Firkus is capable of. Expect Firkus to head back to the WHL next season, but he could make the big club as soon as the 2023-24 season if all goes well.
Hey @SeattleKraken fans, welcome to the Firkus Circus! pic.twitter.com/ELKUR7UKOx
— The WHL (@TheWHL) July 8, 2022
Firkus’ Stats
Year | Team | League | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
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Year | Team | League | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
2017-2018 | Lloydminster Heat U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 |
2018-2019 | Lloydminster Bobcats U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 65 | 18 |
Team Alberta Blue | Alberta Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2019-2020 | Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 24 |
Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA | Macs Tournament | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
2020-2021 | Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |
2021-2022 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 66 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 34 |
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