In his fourth WHL season, Jagger Firkus is tearing up the league. He was invited to Canada’s World Junior Championship (WJC) selection camp but was cut after a poor showing. He might get a chance to play after all if the injury bug hits. Regardless of what happens at the 2024 WJC, what is his long-term projection? Will he be able to translate his great junior production to the professional ranks? We’ll dig into these questions and much more.

Jagger Firkus (#27), D+1. Walks from the wall into the slot for a shot. Then walks from the wall to the face off dot. Save, block. After Mateychuk's shot, goes behind the net, loses the defender, and gets all alone on the backdoor. 2023-12-06 #FirkusCircus #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/JEPyNPuTah

— Fantasy Hockey Doctor - Victor Nuño (@VictorNuno12) December 29, 2023

Firkus was selected 35th overall in 2022 by the Seattle Kraken, he was their ninth ever draft pick. The EP Rinkside team had Firkus rated as the 20th best player so getting him 15 picks later is great value. He most likely fell because he was only 5-foot-10 and 151 pounds at the time he was drafted. He’s grown one inch and put on 10 pounds since then, b