Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MuNHL itsva, McDonald akatorwa neMontreal Wanderers. McDonald aiva mumwe wevatambi gumi nevaviri vaive nhengo dzechikwata cheWanderers cha1917/18. Nhandare yepamusha yeWanderers yakaparadzwa nomwoto mitambo 6 bedzi mumutambo 22 wakarongwa. Chiitiko ichi chakamanikidza ligi kuparadzira vatambi veWanderers kuburikidza nedrafti kune 1 yezvikwata zvitatu zvasara (Toronto, Montreal Canadiens neOttawa Senators) muNational Hockey League. McDonald akaunganidzwa neMontreal Canadiens kwaakatamba kusvika muna 1919, kusanganisira iyo yakashata 1919 Stanley Cup Finals
yakamiswa mushure memitambo mishanu (yakasungwa pa 2-2, nemutambo mumwe wakasungwa) nekuda kwechirwere cheSpanish flu. McDonald akanga ari mumwe wevatambi veCanadiens airwara zvikuru nefuruu apo nhevedzano yakamiswa. Waaitamba naye Joe Hall aizofa nechirwere chacho.