Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Mgbe a họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke 51 n'ozuzu na National Hockey League (NHL) 2003 draft
site na Edmonton Oilers, McDonald nọrọ oge anọ na Providence College. N'oge afọ mbụ ya (2003<unk>04), McDonald duziri Providence Friar freshmen na ihe mgbaru ọsọ 10. Egwuregwu ya mere ka o nweta ihe nrite "Most Valuable Freshman" nke Providence nakwa nhọrọ maka Hockey East All-Rookie Team. Dịka nwa akwụkwọ nke abụọ, McDonald enweghị oge n'ihi mmerụ ahụ mana ọ ka jisiri ike dakọtara akara ya site na afọ mbụ ka ọ gbakwunyere ihe mgbaru ọsọ 11 ma gbakwunye 5 enyere aka. Mgbe ọ dị obere, ọ rụrụ ọrụ dịka onye isi ndị ọzọ ma rute ọkwa kachasị elu na isi ihe (28) na inye aka (19), na-emecha nke anọ na otu ya na-eme ihe. A họpụtara ya onye isi ndị isi maka oge 2006-07 na njedebe nke afọ. N'afọ ikpeazụ ya, o nwere ihe mgbaru ọsọ 13 kachasị elu, yana enyemaka 4, na-agbakọta isi 17.