Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MacLean akasarudzwa 33rd yose mu1995 NHL Entry Draft
neLos Angeles Kings. MacLean akapedza makore matatu achitamba junior hockey muQuebec Major Junior Hockey League. Mugore rake rechipiri akawana 89 mumitambo 61 achitamba zvikwata zvitatu zvakasiyana (Beauport Harfangs, Laval Titan Collège Français uye Hull Olympiques). Kutanga kwake muNHL kwaive muLos Angeles mumwaka wa1997-1998 kwaakatamba mitambo makumi maviri nemaviri achiwana zvibodzwa zvishanu uye zviviri zvinobatsira.