Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko McCauley he whetu hockey rangatahi me te Ottawa 67's o te Ontario Hockey League (OHL). I te 16 o ona tau, i whiwhi a McCauley i tetahi waahi ki te 67's, a, i pai ki a ia te angitu o nga tau e wha me te karapu i huaina ko ia te kaitakaro CHL o te Tau mo te 1996<unk>97. Ko ia hoki te Tuatahi Team All-Star i 1996 me 1997 me te tohu Canada i te 1996 me te 1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning gold medals on both occasions. I mua i ēnei tau whakahirahira e rua i Ottawa, i kōwhiria a McCauley i te hauwhā o nga rauna o te
1995 NHL Entry Draft, 79th katoa na te New Jersey Devils, ahakoa kaore ia e purei ki te kapa. Ko Brian Kilrea, te kaiako matua o te 67's, i hoatu i te whakamoemiti nui ki a McCauley mā te karanga i a ia hei kaitākaro pai rawa atu i whakaakohia e ia.