Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Akatamba mwaka mumwe chete neTrail Smoke Eaters yeBritish Columbia Hockey League asati adzokera kuBrandon, uye akapedza mwaka wake wekutanga semuchengeti wepagedhi. Akapihwa kudzidza kuYunivhesiti yeMaine, McVicar akaenda ikoko muna 2000, asi akatongwa asina kukodzera neNCAA saka akadzokera kuBrandon munaNovember gore iroro. Nevatambi vatatu muchikwata, McVicar akatamba maminetsi mashoma mumwaka, asi akatumidzwa zita rekutanga remwaka wa2001-02. Mushure mokunge mwaka wapera, akasarudzwa 151st yose neVancouver Canucks mu2002 NHL Entry Draft
, kunyange zvazvo McVicar akagara naBrandon kwegore rimwe rokupedzisira asati ava nyanzvi.