Kammala jumla mai zuwa: McCabe ya koma Calgary, Alberta, a lokacin da yake matashi kuma ya yi amfani da mafi yawan aikinsa na hockey a cikin Calgary. An fitar da shi daga gasar Hockey ta Yammacin Turai (WHL) ta 40th gaba ɗaya ta New York Islanders a
A 1993, McCabe ya yi gasa a 1995 Memorial Cup kuma an kira shi zuwa baya-da-baya WHL First All-Star Teams a lokacin babban aikinsa na matasa. Ya fara aikinsa na NHL tare da Islanders kafin ya yi aiki tare da Vancouver Canucks da Chicago Blackhawks. A cikin 2000-01, McCabe ya fara aiki na shekaru bakwai tare da Toronto Maple Leafs, inda ya buga yawancin aikinsa.