Liam Ruck Named to Team East for Inaugural WHL Prospects Game
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Liam Ruck Named to Team East for Inaugural WHL Prospects Game

Published on December 10, 2025 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers News Release


Medicine Hat, AB - The Western Hockey League announced today that the inaugural WHL Prospects Game will be hosted by the Vancouver Giants in the Langley Events Centre.

Scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, the 2026 WHL Prospects Game will pit the most highly touted, NHL Draft-eligible prospects from the WHL's Eastern Conference against those from the WHL's Western Conference in a one-game battle for WHL supremacy in front of hundreds of NHL scouts and thousands of WHL fans.

Team East will feature Tigers forward Liam Ruck of Osoyoos, B.C. and Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph of Lacombe, AB.

Liam Ruck was recently invited to the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge in November, playing among the highest skilled NHL Draft eligible players in the CHL. Ruck currently sits fourth on the Tigers in scoring with 33 points in 30 games.

"We are excited to introduce the 2026 WHL Prospects Game and thrilled to host this brand-new event alongside the Vancouver Giants at the Langley Events Centre," commented WHL Commissioner Dan Near. "The WHL remains the premier development league for hockey players in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, and we're looking forward to showcasing the league's elite NHL Draft-eligible talent in February."

Additional members of both Team West and Team East will be unveiled in the lead up to the 2026 WHL Prospects Game in Vancouver. The two rosters will feature the best and brightest WHL talent eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft, as identified by NHL Central Scouting and NHL Clubs, along with other stars from across the WHL.

Tickets for the 2026 WHL Prospects Game presented by Showpass are available beginning today at 1 p.m. PT. Please visit vancouvergiants.com/tickets for details.

The 2026 WHL Prospects Game will serve as the first all-WHL event of its kind since January 19, 2000, when Kelowna hosted the 2000 WHL All-Star Game, in which the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference by a score of 10-8 in front of 5,420 fans at Prospera Place.

Since the WHL was established in 1966-67, there have been 26 previous WHL all-star or top prospects-style events.

Vancouver last hosted a WHL All-Star Game on January 19, 1972, when the East Division defeated the West Division by a 4-2 margin.

For more information on the 2026 WHL Prospects Game presented by Showpass, please visit WHL.ca.

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