Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Akaberekerwa muCashion's Glen, Ontario, McDonald akatambira zvikwata zvakasiyana-siyana zvevakuru muFort William, Ontario, nePort Arthur, Ontario, asati apinda muNew Westminster Royals itsva yePCHA. Akatumidzwa zita religi yekutanga all-star timu muna 1912, 1913, uye 1914. McDonald akatamba mwaka misere yose muPCHA pamberi 1919. Akatamba mu1919 Stanley Cup Finals
, yakamiswa mushure memitambo mishanu nekuda kwechirwere cheSpanish flu, uye yakatamba imwe mwaka muna 1920 / 21 neEdmonton Dominions yeBig Four League isati yaenda pamudyandigere.