VP Sports & Entertainment presents: Wheat Kings alumnus McQueen inks deal with Anaheim Ducks

Roger McQueen has officially joined the flock.

The former Brandon Wheat Kings centreman has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Anaheim Ducks, the NHL club announced Saturday.

McQueen’s contract is set to take effect in the 2026-27 season.

Anaheim selected the 6-foot-6, 198-pound forward with the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

The 19-year-old recently made his professional debut with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls, scoring a goal and adding two assists in seven appearances.

McQueen was originally drafted by the Wheat Kings fourth overall in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft.

He went on to pot 86 points (35G-51A) in 127 regular-season contests over parts of four seasons, highlighted by a 21-goal campaign in 2023-24.

The Saskatoon, Sask. product was poised for a breakout year the following season after burying four goals in the season-opener, but saw his year limited by injury.

He managed to return for the home stretch of the regular season and playoffs.

McQueen posted another six points (5G-1A) in seven games in two trips to the postseason.

He played the 2025-26 season with Providence College, where he netted 27 points (11G-16A) in 36 games, while earning Hockey East Rookie of the Year honours.

Of the nine players developed in the WHL who were selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft, McQueen is the sixth skater to sign their entry-level contract, joining Radim Mrtka (Buffalo), Ben Kindel (Pittsburgh Penguins), Carter Bear (Detroit), Braeden Cootes (Vancouver), and Lynden Lakovic (Washington).