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Updated · NHL.com · Jun 27Penguins Draft Markus Ruck at No. 39, Reuniting 18-Year-Old Twin With Liam
3 articles · Updated · NHL.com · Jun 27Summary
- No. 39 overall gave Pittsburgh a chance to keep the Ruck twins together after taking Liam at No. 22 in Friday's first round.
- Six second-round picks passed with Markus still available before deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced the Penguins' selection at KeyBank Center.
- Markus said he had been praying Pittsburgh would take him, and the brothers immediately embraced on the arena floor after the pick.
- The 18-year-old forwards have played side by side since age 2 and had feared being split up for the first time in the draft.
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Beyond the family story, how will the Ruck twins' 'mirror image' skills translate to the modern NHL? Will drafting identical twins give the Penguins a unique advantage or a complex developmental challenge?