Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: McCauley akanga ari mutambi mukuru wejunior hockey weOttawa 67's weOntario Hockey League (OHL). Pazera remakore gumi nematanhatu, McCauley akawana nzvimbo ye roster ne67's, uye akafara nebasa rakabudirira kwazvo remakore mana nekirabhu iyo yakaguma nekunzi CHL Player yeGore ra1996 <unk> 97. Akanga ariwo First Team All-Star muna 1996 na1997 uye akamiririra Canada pa1996 na1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, kuhwina menduru dzegoridhe pazviitiko zvose. Pamberi pemwaka miviri iyi inoshamisa muOttawa, McCauley akasarudzwa mumutambo wechina we
1995 NHL Entry Draft, 79th yose neNew Jersey Devils, kunyange zvazvo aisazombotamba nechikwata. Brian Kilrea, murairidzi mukuru wenguva refu we67's, akambopa McCauley kurumbidzwa kukuru nokumudana kuti mutambi akanakisisa waakamborovedza.