So, there are these twins, right?

If you’ve followed the 2026 draft class at all, you’ve no doubt already heard the names Markus and Liam Ruck by now. The 2008-born Osoyoos-born duo are draft eligible in June, and have been steadily rocketing up the rankings all season long.

This 2025-26 campaign was the Rucks’ second full season with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL. Last year, Markus and Liam had 29- and 41-point seasons, respectively. That’s fine enough production for 16-year-olds, but it didn’t really stand out from the crowd, which is why the Rucks entered the year ranked somewhere in the second or third round range.

Then, the 2025-26 season commenced, and the two began to climb up the WHL scoring race. By the end of the regular season, they were first and second in league scoring, Markus with 108 points and Liam with 104.

Now, they’re thought of as an entirely different class of prospect, and are ranked anywhere from the mid-first round to the early second. Markus, the centre, is lauded for his vision and playmaking. He notched 87 assists in 68 games this year alone. Liam, on the other hand, is the winger and the goal-scorer. He produced 45 goals in 68 games, which was second overall in the WHL.

Both brothers are said to have a surprising amount of battle, and to be unafraid operating in the tough areas of the ice, despite each standing in relatively slight 6’0” frames.

It doesn’t take a hockey historian to guess why fans of the Vancouver Canucks are particularly interested in the Rucks. Never mind the direct local connections. This is also the only NHL home of the Sedin twins, who – with all due respect to the Ferraros and the Lundqvists – are the only twins to ever find true success together in the big leagues. For the Canucks to somehow manage to draft both in a set of twins, again, would just feel right; never mind the potential of having the Rucks learn directly from the Sedins.

But how feasible is this dream of a second set of twins?

The Canucks head into the 2026 Entry Draft with a better-than-usual slate of early draft picks. They’re still waiting to find out whether they’re drafting first, second, or third overall – the Draft Lottery arrives next week – but the rest of their picks are mostly set in stone. The Canucks also hold the 24^th overall pick, acquired from Minnesota (which could turn into anything from the 28^th to the 31^st pick, if the Wild make it to the third round or later in these playoffs). In the second round, the Canucks hold the 33^rd overall pick, their own, and the 41^st overall pick, acquired from the San Jose Sharks.

That’s a lot of top-60 picks. But is it enough to land both Markus and Liam Ruck?

We had a look around at the various pre-draft rankings to see how feasible it might be. We checked on TSN, Sportsnet, McKeen’s, The Hockey News, and our own friends at Daily Faceoff to see what the consensus might be.

Markus was ranked as high as 12^th overall (by Craig Button of TSN) and as low as the end of the second round by others. Liam was ranked as high as 10^th overall (again, by Button) and as low as 50^th overall.

In other words, there’s not much of a consensus yet.

It’s important to keep in mind that Button’s lists tend to differ greatly from the norm and that he always states that he’s attempting to project where prospects will end up during their careers, not where they will be drafted. His ranking of the Rucks is definitely an outlier.

It’s hard to believe, too, that those lists that have the Rucks deep into the second round are a little out of date. Markus and Liam climbed the scoring and draft charts so rapidly this season that it stands to reason that some scouts are still catching up.

The fact that the Rucks are still active – and scoring – in the WHL playoffs is all the more reason to believe they’ll only continue to climb in most estimations.

Drafts are hard to predict, and this 2026 Entry Draft seems a little harder than average. But it seems fairest to say that Markus and Liam Ruck are each likely to be drafted somewhere between about 20^th and 40^th overall.

So, yes, the Canucks have some options to consider if drafting both twins is a goal.

They’d probably have to use the Minnesota first on whichever of the twins is ranked highest in the end. The simplest path here is to draft one twin at 24^th overall and the other at 33^rd, though that would make for a nervous nine picks in between.

Alternatively, if the Canucks think they can wait, they could always hope to draft one at 33^rd overall and the other at 41^st, but then that’s leaving plenty of risk that either twin gets drafted before the Canucks reach the podium.

One hope is that teams are scared off at the idea of drafting just one twin, and then seeing said twins development decline as a result. Maybe that slides the Rucks down the rankings of most teams a little bit, and maybe that favours those teams, like the Canucks, with multiple picks to be made.

If the Canucks wanted something closer to a guarantee, they’d probably have to make some draft-day trades, something we think they should be exploring, anyway. Maybe that’s cashing in the 33^rd and 41^st picks for the 25^th, so that the Canucks could draft the Rucks back-to-back in the first round. Or, if they’re feeling they can wait longer, maybe it’s trading the 41^st and some future pick for the 34^th, so that they can draft the twins back-to-back at the start of the second.

So, to answer the question in the headline, it’s plenty feasible for the Canucks to draft both Markus and Liam Ruck. It’s especially feasible if they make it a priority and are willing to shuffle around their picks to really make it happen.

All that being said, should drafting twins be a priority? It’d be cool, no doubt, and there is something to the very unique brand of mentorship the Sedins could provide. But the Canucks are also at a stage in their rebuild where they need as much talent as possible. The Canucks should be drafting the best player available in most situations moving forward, and that doesn’t leave much room for novelty.

If the Rucks truly look to be two of the best picks available for the Canucks, then maybe it is worth a little extra effort to keep them together and keep the twin tradition strong in Vancouver. But it’s probably not worth going all that out of the way for. After all, there are plenty of talented non-twins in the 2026 draft class, too, and most of them will probably require less maneuvering to select.