Prospect board, #122 overall
Markus Ruck
Centre, 18.6 years old, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL), 6′0″ 172 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
40%
Scouting report
Markus Ruck is an 18-year-old centre with Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL, a Pittsburgh Penguins second-round pick, 39 overall in 2026. He has 3 goals and 6 assists in 7 games, 1.29 a game, which works out to about 15 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 172 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a tweener, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 40% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 16% of a first-line career and 7% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 47 points a season at his best. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.
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.
- Elite7%
- First-liner16%
- Middle-sixer20%
- Fourth-liner40%
- Tweener (most likely)61%
- AHLer92%
How he got there
1His line
1.29 P/GP
3 G, 6 A in 7 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
15 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−2%
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
#39
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 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| Last season | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 68 | 21 | 87 | 108 | 1.59 |