Liam Ruck Named WHL Player of the Week After 11-Point Week

Photo: Credit: Liam Ruck (Cherie Morgan/WHL)

By Justin HublerMedicine Hat Tigers Reporter

November 12, 20262 min read

Medicine Hat Tigers forward Liam Ruck was named the Tempo WHL Player of the Week after he led all WHL skaters with 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists in three games, all Tigers wins.

The week started in Portland on Wednesday where the Tigers trailed 3-0 after the first period. Ruck forced a turnover early in the second and dished it to his twin brother Markus who set up SGCl for the first goal of the comeback. Ruck scored 15 seconds later off his own rebound, tied the game with a backhand from the edge of the crease and finished the period with a slick backhand in front for his first hat trick of the season. He then set up Tyson Moss’ overtime winner for a five-point night in a 6-5 win.

On Friday in Everett, the matchup of the last two WHL champions drew more than 7,000 fans. Ruck cleared the puck out of the Tigers’ end on an early penalty kill to send Markus in on a shorthanded breakaway for his sixth goal of the season and the Tigers cruised to a 5-2 win.

Saturday in Seattle was another big night with five assists in a 7-1 win to close out the Tigers’ six-game U.S. road trip. He set up two of SGC’s three goals and added helpers on power play goals by Luke Cozens and Tyson Moss. It was his second five-point night of the week and he was named second star.

Ruck has 22 points, 6 goals and 16 assists in 15 games this season, tied for ninth in WHL scoring and fourth in assists. He is on a six-game point streak dating back to October 28 with four goals and 11 assists in that stretch. The 18-year-old from Osoyoos, B.C. has 169 points in 147 career regular season games plus 22 points in 33 playoff games. He was a finalist for WHL Player of the Year last season and made both the WHL and CHL First All-Star Teams. He was also recently drafted 22nd overall by Kyle Dubas from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Tigers are 11-5-1 and riding a five-game win streak, good for second in the Central Division and a return to the CHL Top-10 rankings at No. 9. Markus Ruck leads the team with 26 points. The Tigers return to Co-op Place on Friday night to host the Calgary Hitmen at 7:00 p.m.

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Liam Ruck Named WHL Player of the Week After 11-Point Week

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