Liam Ruck
- Age
- 18
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 181 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Drafted
- 2026, round 1, 22nd overall
- Born
- CAN
- 2026-27
- WHL · Medicine Hat Tigers
- Games
- 5
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- Points
- 5
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 6 became full-time NHL players.
His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.
Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.
| # | Player | Match | NHL GP by 26 | Career NHL GP | Outcome | WAR a season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Barzal2015 · #16 · at 18 | 59% | 500 | 611 | Regular | +1.43 |
| 2 | Kyle Connor2015 · #17 · at 18 | 54% | 531 | 702 | Regular | +1.98 |
| 3 | Vladislav Namestnikov2011 · #27 · at 18 | 54% | 425 | 852 | Regular | +0.94 |
| 4 | Robby Fabbri2014 · #21 · at 18 | 53% | 330 | 463 | Regular | +0.79 |
| 5 | Joey Hishon2010 · #17 · at 18 | 52% | 13 | 13 | Did not stick | — |
| 6 | Travis Konecny2015 · #24 · at 18 | 52% | 564 | 728 | Regular | +1.77 |
| 7 | Nikolay Goldobin2014 · #27 · at 18 | 50% | 125 | 125 | Did not stick | — |
| 8 | Matt Puempel2011 · #24 · at 18 | 50% | 87 | 87 | Did not stick | — |
| 9 | Sven Baertschi2011 · #13 · at 18 | 50% | 291 | 292 | Regular | +0.97 |
| 10 | Zach Boychuk2008 · #14 · at 18 | 50% | 127 | 127 | Did not stick | — |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27WHL · Medicine Hat Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-26WHL · Medicine Hat Tigers | 68 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 36 |
| 2025-26Prospects Challenge · Team CHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Canada U18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024-25WHL · Medicine Hat Tigers | 61 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 6 |
| 2023-24WHL · Medicine Hat Tigers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23John Reid Memorial · Okanagan HA U15 Prep | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| 2022-23CSSHL U15 · Okanagan HA U15 Prep | 27 | 53 | 37 | 90 | 6 |
| 2021-22CSSHL U15 · Okanagan HA U15 Prep | 29 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 2 |
| 2020-21CSSHL U15 AAA · Okanagan HA U15 Varsity | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 |
| 2017-18Brick Invitational · BC Junior Canucks | 16 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work