Roger McQueen continues to take the \u201cCars\u201d jokes to another level.<\/p>\n
As McQueen was set to make his NHL debut on Tuesday night<\/a>, he had to take his customary lone rookie lap around the ice.<\/p>\n And of course, it featured a nice tribute to the Disney Pixar film character, Lightning McQueen.<\/p>\n Rookie lap for Roger McQueen, with no bucket (as is customary nowadays). Accompanying him musically is Sheryl Crow\u2019s \u201cReal Gone\u201d, which is featured on the original \u201cCars\u201d soundtrack.#FlyTogether<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2dwhrKMz3p<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Derek Lee (@Derek_Lee27) October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Roger McQueen takes a solo lap to the song \u201cReal Gone\u201d by Sherly Crow. Getty Images<\/p>\n Derek Lee of The Hockey News posted a video of Roger McQueen\u2019s rookie lap on X and noted that he came out to the song \u201cReal Gone\u201d by Sheryl Crow.<\/p>\n Crow originally wrote \u201cReal Gone\u201d for the \u201cCars\u201d soundtrack when the movie premiered in 2006 and since then, it\u2019s been considered one of the more popular songs on the soundtrack.<\/p>\n The song is featured during the opening sequence of the movie when Lightning McQueen is seen racing at the Dinoco 400 race.<\/p>\n Roger McQueen takes his rookie lap with the song \u201cReal Gone\u201d playing by Sheryl Crow. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n For Roger McQueen, he\u2019s just beginning his journey in the NHL, but has already begun a strong connection with Lightning McQueen.<\/p>\n Aside from wearing Lightning McQueen\u2019s No. 95 jersey, Roger had the most memorable draft night in NHL history.<\/p>\n After the Ducks selected him with the No.10 pick, Roger McQueen was immediately pulled from media availability and was boarded onto a helicopter,<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n After that, he made his way to the Disneyland castle and took photos in front of it.<\/p>\n Roger McQueen makes his NHL debut on Tuesday night against the Calgary Flames. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n Roger McQueen entered Tuesday as the Ducks\u2019 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.<\/p>\n After his lone season in college ended, Roger McQueen was signed to the Ducks\u2019 AHL roster after the end of the season, appeared in seven games, and had three points.<\/p>\n Through four games in the AHL this year, McQueen has scored three goals and had three points.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t