Tigers sign first round pick Luke Ruptash to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement

Medicine Hat, AB – The Medicine Hat Tigers have signed their first-round pick from the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft Luke Ruptash (St. Albert, AB) to a WHL Scholarship & Development agreement, following the conclusion of the Tigers 2024 Development Camp held May 31- June 2.

Ruptash, 15, was selected 16th overall after a 57-point campaign with the St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA program in the AEHL, scoring 28 goals and 29 assists, while also putting up eight points (6 goals, 2 assists) in five games at the Alberta Cup this spring.

Following his signing Ruptash says he’s excited to join the Tigers organization.

“It was a competitive camp, it’s a very professional organization here in Medicine Hat,” he says. “It’s high paced here, especially through the past couple ice times and the last scrimmage, if I can get adjusted to what it takes to play at the WHL level it’s going to be great experience here with the Tigers.”

Tigers Director of Player Personnel Bobby Fox says they’ve added skill and grit with the addition of Ruptash to the organization.

“Ruptash is a prototypical power forward with game-breaking abilities,” he says. “He is a relentless force on the ice, with a mix of skill, competitiveness, and physicality.”

See the full video of Ruptash below.