Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Ọ gbara otu oge na Trail Smoke Eaters nke British Columbia Hockey League tupu ọ laghachi na Brandon, ma nọrọ oge rookie ya dị ka onye na-eche nche. E nyere ya agụmakwụkwọ na Mahadum Maine, McVicar gara ebe ahụ na 2000, mana NCAA kpebiri na ọ gaghị eru eru ya mere ọ laghachiri Brandon na Nọvemba afọ ahụ. Site na ndị na-eche nche atọ na otu ahụ, McVicar gbara nkeji ole na ole n'ime oge ahụ, mana akpọrọ ya onye mbido maka oge 2001-02. Mgbe oge ahụ gwụchara, ndị Vancouver Canucks họpụtara ya na 151st n'ozuzu na 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
, ọ bụ ezie na McVicar nọgidere na Brandon maka otu afọ ikpeazụ tupu ọ ghọọ ọkachamara.