Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi a Cashion's Glen, Ontario, McDonald ya taka leda a manyan kungiyoyi daban-daban a Fort William, Ontario, da Port Arthur, Ontario, kafin ya shiga sabuwar New Westminster Royals na PCHA. An kira shi zuwa ƙungiyar farko ta tauraron farko a 1912, 1913, da 1914. McDonald ya buga wasanni takwas a duka a cikin PCHA kafin 1919. Ya taka leda a cikin mummunan hali
1919 Stanley Cup Finals, an soke shi bayan wasanni biyar saboda annobar cutar mura ta Spain, kuma ya sake buga wasa daya a cikin 1920 / 21 tare da Edmonton Dominions na Big Four League kafin ya yi ritaya.