Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I takaro ia i tetahi wa me nga Trail Smoke Eaters o te British Columbia Hockey League i mua i tana hokinga ki Brandon, ana i noho tana wa rookie hei kaitiaki taatai. I whakaekea he karahipi ki te Whare Waananga o Maine, i haere a McVicar ki reira i te tau 2000, engari i whakatauhia e te NCAA kaore i te tika kia hoki mai ki Brandon i te marama o Noema o taua tau. E toru nga kaitiaki whaainga i te kapa, i takaro a McVicar i nga meneti iti i te waa, engari i whakaingoatia ko ia te timatanga mo te tau 2001-02. I muri i te mutunga o te wa, i tohua ia e te 151 o te katoa e te Vancouver Canucks i te 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
, ahakoa i noho a McVicar ki a Brandon mo te tau whakamutunga i mua i tana hurihanga ngaio.