Kraken prospect Firkus wins Bob Clarke Trophy as 2023-24 WHL Top Scorer presented by Kubota Canada
Calgary, Alta.- Moose Jaw Warriors alternate captain Jagger Firkus has won the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL Top Scorer presented by Kubota, the Western Hockey League announced Sunday.
The ringmaster of the Firkus Circus had fans on their feet from the season opener to the finale, leading all WHL skaters with 126 points.
The impressive mark is also first among all CHL players.
Firkus put up a career-best 61 goals (ranking second in the WHL) and 65 assists in 63 games. He also tied for second in the league with 10 game-winning goals.
JAGGER FIRKUS WITH THE MICHIGAN!!! 🎪🚨🎪🚨@MJWARRIORS | @SeattleKraken | #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/mAAws9vYS6
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 24, 2024
The Seattle Kraken prospect had more games where he scored a hat trick (six) than games where he was held off the scoresheet (four) in 2023-24.
The 5-foot-11, 160-pound centreman also went on the most impressive scoring streak in the league this season, netting 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points in 26 straight games spanning from November 25, 2023, to February 17, 2024.
Firkus is the third Warriors player to capture the Bob Clarke Trophy, joining Jayden Halbgewachs, who tallied 129 points in 2017-18, and Troy Brouwer, who piled up 102 points in 2005-06.
The Irma, Alta. product has 144 goals and 166 assists for 310 points in 230 regular-season WHL games and another 33 points (16G, 1A) in 20 postseason matches with one season of junior eligibility remaining.
The Seattle Kraken selected Firkus in the second round, 35th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL club in April 2023.
The Bob Clarke Trophy, named for the WHL and NHL legend, is awarded annually to the WHL’s Top Scorer.
The Hockey Hall-of-Famer played two seasons in the WHL, capturing the WHL scoring title in both campaigns before graduating to a career with the Philadelphia Flyers that spanned more than 1,000 games, two Stanley Cup championships and three Hart Trophy wins for Most Valuable Player, among other awards.
The 1967-68 WHL season saw Clarke collect an astounding 168 points (51G-117A) in 59 appearances.
During the 1968-69 season, Clarke registered 137 points (51G-86A) in only 58 games as he helped his hometown Flin Flon Bombers claim the 1969 WHL Championship.
Winners of the Bob Clarke Trophy / WHL Top Scorer (since 2002)
2022-23: Connor Bedard, Regina Pats*
2021-22: Arshdeep Bains, Red Deer Rebels
2020-21: Peyton Krebs, Winnipeg ICE
2019-20: Adam Beckman, Spokane Chiefs
2018-19: Joachim Blichfeld, Portland Winterhawks
2017-18: Jayden Halbgewachs, Moose Jaw Warriors *
2016-17: Sam Steel, Regina Pats *
2015-16: Adam Brooks, Regina Pats
2014-15: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland Winterhawks
2013-14: Mitch Holmberg, Spokane Chiefs
2012-13: Brendan Leipsic, Nicolas Petan, Portland Winterhawks (tie) *
2011-12: Brendan Shinnimin, Tri-City Americans
2010-11: Linden Vey, Medicine Hat Tigers *
2009-10: Brandon Kozun, Calgary Hitmen *
2008-09: Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Vancouver Giants
2007-08: Mark Santorelli, Chilliwack Bruins
2006-07: Zach Hamill, Everett Silvertips
2005-06: Troy Brouwer, Moose Jaw Warriors
2004-05: Eric Fehr, Brandon Wheat Kings
2003-04: Tyler Redenbach, Swift Current Broncos
2002-03: Erik Christensen, Kamloops Blazers
2001-02: Nathan Barrett, Lethbridge Hurricanes
* Also won CHL Top Scorer Award
About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.
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