Roger McQueen
Roger McQueen is a Canadian college ice hockey player for Providence College of the National Collegiate Athletic Association while currently under contract with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. 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, 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 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. On August 6, 2025, he committed to play college ice hockey for Providence during the 2025–26 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2025–26 season]. When drafted by the Ducks, he chose to wear the number 95 as a reference to the Cars character Lightning McQueen.
International play
On July 12, 2023, McQueen was selected to represent Canada men's national under-18 [ice hockey team|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.