Wheat Kings Sign 4th Overall Pick, Roger McQueen

December 16, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release

Brandon, MB - The Brandon Wheat Kings have officially signed 4th overall pick, Roger McQueen to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.

McQueen, the second of three first round selections in last Thursday's WHL Prospects Draft comes to the Wheat Kings from the Saskatoon U18 AAA Blazers of the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League.

In 20 games this season, McQueen has scored six times and added 21 assists for 27 points, good enough for second on the team in scoring. The 6'3" centreman recorded an impressive 87 points in 31 games (29G-58A) in his first season of AA U15 hockey with the Saskatoon Stallions.

Named Captain of the Stallions during the pandemic shortened season, McQueen scored nine times and added 18 assists in just four games.

"Roger is a big body that does so many things well," said Wheat Kings Director of Player Personnel Chris Moulton. "He has great hockey sense and makes the players around him better. He has a pro type release and he's not afraid to push back against older players. He has a late birthday and he's still young, there is lots of growth ahead for Roger."

Like 3rd Overall Pick Charlie Elick, the newest Wheat King comes from hockey bloodlines. McQueen's father Scott played parts of three seasons in the WHL with Red Deer and Saskatoon before embarking on a five-year CIS career with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

McQueen and his Saskatoon Blazer teammates now turn their attention to the Macs AAA Tournament in Calgary, one of the biggest U18 tournaments in the country. The tournament opens on December 27th.

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