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Liam Ruck Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-02-21 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 1, Pick #22  ·  Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
North Dakota
Verbal NCHC D1

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2023-24 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 3 1 1 2 0.667 0.3243 0.3693 1.6359 1.8628
2024-25 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 61 25 16 41 0.672 0.3270 0.3549 1.6491 1.7897
2025-26 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 68 45 59 104 1.529 0.7441 0.7731 3.7527 3.8990
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

10%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
88%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4419
Forward overall
#13
Forward born in 2008
#73
in WHL

D1 Comparables

J.T. Compher
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ Michigan (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.70 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Anthony Louis
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Miami (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Moore
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.02 PPG
→ Denver (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Kelleher
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Average
NCAAe PPG
Brendan Harms
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.09 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.55 D1 FR PPG)
0.66 Strong
NCAAe PPG

North Dakota Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Brock Boeser
USHL 2014-15
1.43
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Nick Schmaltz
USHL 2013-14
0.68
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Cole Reschny
WHL 2024-25
0.97
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Jayden Perron
USHL 2022-23
0.46
actual FR PPG at North Dakota

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.