Roger McQueen continues to take the “Cars” jokes to another level.
As McQueen was set to make his NHL debut on Tuesday night, he had to take his customary lone rookie lap around the ice.
And of course, it featured a nice tribute to the Disney Pixar film character, Lightning McQueen.
Derek Lee of The Hockey News posted a video of Roger McQueen’s rookie lap on X and noted that he came out to the song “Real Gone” by Sheryl Crow.
Crow originally wrote “Real Gone” for the “Cars” soundtrack when the movie premiered in 2006 and since then, it’s been considered one of the more popular songs on the soundtrack.
The song is featured during the opening sequence of the movie when Lightning McQueen is seen racing at the Dinoco 400 race.
For Roger McQueen, he’s just beginning his journey in the NHL, but has already begun a strong connection with Lightning McQueen.
Aside from wearing Lightning McQueen’s No. 95 jersey, Roger had the most memorable draft night in NHL history.
After the Ducks selected him with the No.10 pick, Roger McQueen was immediately pulled from media availability and was boarded onto a helicopter, where he was flown 27 miles south of the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles to Anaheim, where he would spend the rest of his day at Disneyland.
One of the first things Roger did was make his way to Cars Land, where he took a photo with Lightning McQueen in front of the Cozy Cone Motel.
After that, he made his way to the Disneyland castle and took photos in front of it.
Roger McQueen entered Tuesday as the Ducks’ No.1 overall prospect after he had an impressive year at Providence University last year when he had 11 goals, 16 assists, and 27 points in 36 games.
After his lone season in college ended, Roger McQueen was signed to the Ducks’ AHL roster after the end of the season, appeared in seven games, and had three points.
Through four games in the AHL this year, McQueen has scored three goals and had three points.
