Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - McCauley akanga ari nyeredzi yejunior hockey neOttawa 67's yeOntario 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 we1995 NHL Entry Draft
, wechi79 chose chose neNew Jersey Devils, kunyange zvazvo aisazombotamba nechikwata chacho. Brian Kilrea, murairidzi mukuru wenguva refu we67's, akambopa McCauley kurumbidzwa kukuru nokumudana kuti mutambi akanakisisa waakamborovedza.