Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I neke a McCabe ki Calgary, Alberta, i te wa o te tamarikitanga, a, i whakapau i te nuinga o tana mahi hockey iti ki te purei i te rohe o Calgary. I hangaia mai i te Western Hockey League (WHL) 40th katoa na te New York Islanders i te 1993
, I whakataetae a McCabe i te 1995 Memorial Cup a i whakaingoatia ia ki nga WHL First All-Star Teams i muri i tana mahi rangatahi nui. I tiimata tana mahi NHL me nga Moutere i mua i nga waahi me nga Vancouver Canucks me Chicago Blackhawks. I te 2000-01, i tiimata a McCabe i te wa e whitu me te Toronto Maple Leafs, i reira ia i takaro ai i te nuinga o tana mahi.