Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
2003 kunyorwa neEdmonton Oilers, McDonald akapedza mwaka mina neProvidence College. Munguva yake freshman gore (2003<unk>04), McDonald akatungamirira Providence Friar freshmen pamwe 10 zvinangwa. Kuita kwake kwakamupa mubairo weProvidence we "Most Valuable Freshman" pamwe nekusarudzwa kuHockey East All-Rookie Team. Semudzidzi wegore rechipiri, McDonald akarasikirwa nenguva nekuda kwekukuvara asi achiri kukwanisa kuenzana nemapoinzi ake kubva pagore rake rekutanga sezvo akaverenga zvibodzwa gumi nerimwe uye akawedzera gumi nemashanu. Paaive mudiki, akashanda semumwe kaputeni uye akasvika pabasa repamusoro mumapoinzi (28) uye anobatsira (19), achipedza wechina pachikwata chake mukuwana zvibodzwa. Akazotumidzwa zita rekuti co-kaputeni wemwaka wa2006-07 pakupera kwegore. Mugore rake rekupedzisira aive nebasa rakakwirira rezvinangwa gumi nematatu, pamwe chete ne4 inobatsira, inosvika 17 mapoinzi.