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Dhaliwal: Canucks to meet with both Ruck brothers at NHL combine
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Scott Maxwell
Jun 6, 2026, 18:59 EDT
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The main topic of conversation surrounding the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and the Vancouver Canucks has been what they may do with their third-overall pick. However, they also the Minnesota Wild’s pick in the late first-round, along with the first pick of the second round. In that range, twin brothers from Osoyoos, BC, Liam and Markus Ruck, are expected to hear their names called. And there’s some word that the Canucks are showing a bit of interest in the twins.
Donnie & Dhali’s Rick Dhaliwal joined Halford and Brough in the Morning on Friday to talk about what the Canucks are doing at the draft combine, and had a little nugget on the Canucks’ interest in the Ruck twins.
“The Canucks had separate meetings with the Ruck brothers today [Friday] in Buffalo. One of the Rucks has met with 25 teams. The other Ruck’s met with about 20. The Canucks will talk to both Ruck brothers separately today, not together.
“There is going to be an attempt to get both these guys drafted by the same team. I don’t know if it happens. There’s a gap between the Ruck brothers. One is early 20s and one is either late teens or early 30s. So I don’t know how they’re going to do it, but there is a push to get them drafted by the same team.
“Anyways, all I know is the Canucks are meeting with them today and there’s going to be a push to try to get them.”
The twins form a forward duo – Liam the winger and Markus the centre – that has impressed many scouts with their chemistry together and how well they played for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League. Markus led the league in scoring with 21 goals and 87 assists for 108 points, while Liam was second with 45 goals and 59 assists for 104 points. Markus’ 87 assists also led the entire WHL by 21 assists.
Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis had Liam projected to go 16th in his most recent prospect rankings, while Markus went 24th. The Canucks currently hold the 24th pick, so drafting Markus is certainly on the table, but then they don’t pick again until 33rd overall in the second round. Vancouver will either need to trade up in the draft or hope other teams don’t go after one brother in order to pull off drafting both brothers.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Canucks have made several moves at the draft to secure a set of twins, as they did the same to draft Daniel and Henrik Sedin with the second and third overall picks of the 1999 Draft. It may not be a coincidence that the Canucks are looking to make a similar move after recently promoting the Sedin twins to co-presidents.
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