With the way the Western Hockey League playoffs went for Moose Jaw Warriors forward Jagger Firkus, the only surprising thing about the big news that came down for the 18-year-old forward on Thursday afternoon was that it didn’t come sooner.
The Seattle Kraken announced that they had signed Firkus to a three-year entry-level National Hockey League contract, with the deal coming only a few days after the Warriors were eliminated from the WHL post-season.
And what a playoffs it was for the Firkus Circus -- not only did he put up 10 goals and 21 points in only 10 games, he’s currently tied for the league lead in playoff scoring heading into the Eastern Conference finals beginning this week.
It was a record-setting run, too, as his offensive totals tied him with the most points for a Warrior in the post-season. Firkus hit 21 points in four fewer games than Brayden Burke during the 2017-18 playoff run and 12 less than Blair Jones in the Warriors' run to the WHL Final in 2005-2006.
The 2022-23 regular season marked the second-straight campaign that Firkus cracked the 80-point mark, as he put up 36 goals and 80 points in 66 games last season before following up with 40 goals and 88 points in 66 games this time around.
Firkus’ NHL contract is the standard entry-level signing -- a three-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of $950,000.
