Roger McQueen

Roger McQueen (born October 2, 2006) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey at Providence College. He was drafted tenth overall by the Ducks in the 2025 NHL entry draft.

Playing career During the 2022–23 season, in his rookie season with the Brandon Wheat Kings, McQueen recorded four goals and ten assists in 55 regular season games. During the 2023–24 season, McQueen recorded 21 goals and 30 assists in 53 regular season games. He missed the final month of the regular season due to a back injury and returned for the playoffs, where he led the team in scoring and recorded four goals and one assist in four playoff games.

McQueen began the 2024–25 season with a four-goal season debut against the Moose Jaw Warriors. He recorded 11 points through the first eight games of the season before suffering an injury against the Medicine Hat Tigers on October 11, 2024.

On June 27, 2025, McQueen was drafted in the first round, tenth overall, by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2025 NHL entry draft. When drafted by the Ducks, he chose to wear the number 95 as a reference to the Cars character, Lightning McQueen. On August 6, 2025, he committed to play college ice hockey for Providence College during the 2025–26 season. During his freshman year he recorded 11 goals and 16 assists in 36 games. He ranked second on the team in scoring with 27 points. Following the season he was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, becoming the fourth Friar overall to win the league's Rookie of the Year award, and the first since 2013.

Upon the conclusion of his college season, McQueen signed an amateur tryout (ATO) contract with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) on April 1, 2026. He made his professional debut for the Gulls on April 3, against the Bakersfield Condors. On April 18, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks and scored his first professional goal that same night against Condors goaltender, Calvin Pickard.

International play

On July 12, 2023, McQueen was selected to represent Canada at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. During the tournament he recorded four goals and three assists in five games and won a gold medal.

On April 16, 2024, McQueen was selected to represent Canada at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships. During the tournament he recorded one assist in two games and won a gold medal, before missing the remainder of the tournament due to injury.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2021–22 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 55 4 10 14 26 — — — — — 2023–24 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 53 21 30 51 50 4 4 1 5 8 2024–25 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 17 10 10 20 40 3 1 0 1 6 2025–26 Providence College HE 36 11 16 27 45 — — — — — 2025–26 San Diego Gulls AHL 7 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 12WHL totals 127 35 51 86 116 7 5 1 6 14

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Canada White U17 6th 6 4 4 8 6 2023 Canada HG18 5 4 3 7 6 2024 Canada U18 2 0 1 1 29 Junior totals 13 8 8 16 41

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2026 Hockey East Rookie of the Year 2026