Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kusvikira kumwaka wa1987/88, McLean akatengeswa, pamwe naGreg Adams uye sarudzo yechipiri (Leif Rohlin) mu
1988 NHL Entry Draft, kuVancouver Canucks yepakati Patrik Sundström uye Canucks 'yechipiri- (Jeff Christian) uye yechina-kutenderera dhizaini (Matt Ruchty) muna 1988, musi waGunyana 15, 1987. Chibvumirano chacho chaiva chekutanga kutengeserana kukuru nevakagadzwa vatsva veVancouver Canucks neNew Jersey Devils maneja mukuru Pat Quinn naLou Lamoriello, zvichiteerana. Kuwana kwaMcLean kwakanga kuri rutivi rwakabatanidzwa rwomutoo wokuvakazve Vancouver, wakatungamirirwa naQuinn. Mumakore maviri akatevera, McLean akabatanidzwa musangano reCanucks nemamwe matombo e franchise Trevor Linden naPavel Bure. Akazozivikanwa kuvateveri sa "Captain Kirk", achireva mutambi mukuru weStar Trek.