Prospect board, #65 overall
Liam Ruck
Right wing, 18.6 years old, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL), 6′0″ 181 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
61%
Scouting report
Liam Ruck is an 18-year-old right wing with Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL, a Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick, 22 overall in 2026. He has 2 goals and 4 assists in 7 games, 0.86 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 181 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a fourth-liner, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 61% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 15% of a first-line career and 11% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 47 points a season at his best. A fourth-line job tends to come from penalty killing and faceoffs more than from scoring.
Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.
His odds
His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite11%
- First-liner15%
- Middle-sixer41%
- Fourth-liner (most likely)61%
- Tweener74%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
0.86 P/GP
2 G, 4 A in 7 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
10 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−6%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
18.6
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#22
2026, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
47 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Last season | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 68 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 1.53 |