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Roger McQueen
Center · ANA · NHL

Roger McQueen

Age
19
Height
6'5"
Weight
206 lb
Shoots
R
Drafted
2025, round 1, 10th overall
Born
CAN
2026-27
NHL · Anaheim Ducks
Games
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

68th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

2nd in the ANA system · 2nd among its forwards

+0.6WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds74%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds21%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2028-29The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+0.6+1.3Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 10 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-2-10+1+215161718Age2022-23, age 15, 55 GP: -0.75 vs. his age group (0.04 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 16, 53 GP: +1.03 vs. his age group (0.17 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 17, 17 GP: +0.88 vs. his age group (0.21 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 18, 36 GP: +0.20 vs. his age group (0.19 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Alex Tuch2014 · #18 · at 1935%379622Regular+0.91
2Nick Bjugstad2010 · #19 · at 1935%426821Regular+0.49
3Pavel Zacha2015 · #6 · at 1934%546713Regular+0.62
4Kevin Hayes2010 · #24 · at 1934%381805Regular+1.37
5Mark Jankowski2012 · #21 · at 1934%253490Regular+0.58
6Tage Thompson2016 · #26 · at 1933%448537Regular+1.43
7Beau Bennett2010 · #20 · at 1933%200200Regular+0.10
8Riley Sheahan2010 · #21 · at 1933%447637Regular+0.45
9Charlie Coyle2010 · #28 · at 1932%5001037Regular+1.26
10Chris Kreider2009 · #19 · at 1932%381965Regular+1.25
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · Anaheim Ducks10000
2026-27AHL · San Diego Gulls43032
2025-26NCAA · Providence College3611162745
2025-26AHL · San Diego Gulls71236
2024-25WHL · Brandon Wheat Kings1710102040
2023-24WJC-18 · Canada U18201129
2023-24WHL · Brandon Wheat Kings5321305150
2023-24Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Canada U1854376
2022-23WHL · Brandon Wheat Kings554101426
2022-23WHC-17 · Canada White U1764486
2021-22WHL · Brandon Wheat Kings20110
2021-22SMAAAHL · Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA4124376154
2020-21SAAHL U15 · Saskatoon Stallions U15 AA4918272
2019-20SAAHL U15 · Saskatoon Stallions U15 AA3129588714
2018-19SAAHL U15 · Saskatoon Stallions U15 AA3156116
2017-18SAAHL U15 · Saskatoon Stallions U15 AA10000

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work