Anaheim Ducks Sign Roger McQueen to AHL Amateur Tryout Agreement
Published on April 1, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed center Roger McQueen to an Amateur Tryout Agreement (ATO) with the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim's primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
"It is exciting to welcome Roger to our organization to play professional hockey after a strong freshman season at Providence," said Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek. "Roger will gain valuable experience playing additional games in San Diego, which will be an important step in his development."
McQueen, 19 (10/2/06), was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and to the conference's All-Rookie Team after scoring 11-16' points with a +5 rating and 45 penalty minutes (PIM) in 36 games this season with Providence College. Among Providence leaders, he ranked second in points and assists, and was tied for third in goals. He also ranked eighth nationally among rookies with 313 faceoff wins (313-568, 55.1%).
Selected by Anaheim in the first round (10th overall) of the 2025 NHL Draft, McQueen scored 35-51=86 points and 116 PIM in 127 career Western Hockey League (WHL) games with Brandon Wheat Kings from 2022-25. McQueen earned 10-10 points with 40 PIM and a +8 rating in 17 WHL games with Brandon in 2024-25. He missed 51 games last season due to injury, while recording a point in 71% of the contests he did play and led Brandon in points per game (1.18). He also earned one assist in three WHL Playoff games after returning from injury.
The 6-6, 203-pound forward earned 21-30=51 points in 53 games in 2023-24, ranking second among Brandon leaders in points per game (.96) while pacing the Wheat Kings in power-play points (7-8=15). He also led Brandon in goals (4) and co-led in points (4-1=5) in four 2024 WHL Playoff games. In 2022-23, he led all Brandon rookies in points (4-10=14) in 55 WHL games.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native helped Canada to gold medals at the 2024 U-18 World Championship and 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He also represented his country at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, leading Canada with 4-4=8 points in six contests while serving as an alternate captain.
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