Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akatamba mwaka mumwe chete neTrail Smoke Eaters yeBritish Columbia Hockey League asati adzokera kuBrandon, uye akapedza mwaka wake wekutanga semuchengeti wepagedhi. Akapihwa kudzidza kuYunivhesiti yeMaine, McVicar akaenda ikoko muna 2000, asi akatongwa asina kukodzera neNCAA saka akadzokera kuBrandon munaNovember gore iroro. Nevatambi vatatu muchikwata, McVicar akatamba maminetsi mashoma mumwaka, asi akatumidzwa zita rekutanga remwaka wa2001-02. Mushure mokunge mwaka wapera akasarudzwa neVancouver Canucks somunhu wechi151 zvachose mu
2002 NHL Entry Draft, kunyange zvazvo McVicar akaramba naBrandon kwegore rimwe rokupedzisira asati atendeuka.