Ku dhammee weedhan soo socda: McCauley wuxuu ahaa xiddig weyn oo ka tirsan kooxda Ottawa 67 ee Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Markii uu jiray 16 sano, McCauley wuxuu kasbaday booska liiska 67's, wuxuuna ku raaxeystay afar sano oo guul leh oo uu ku qaatay kooxda kaas oo ku dhammaaday markii loogu magac daray CHL Player of the Year 1996 <unk> 97. Wuxuu sidoo kale ahaa Kooxda Koowaad ee Xiddigaha Xiddigaha 1996 iyo 1997 wuxuuna Canada u matalayay 1996 iyo 1997 Horyaalka Hockeyga Barafka ee Junior, isagoo ku guuleystay billado dahab ah labada jeer. Ka hor labadan xilli ciyaareed ee cajiibka ah ee Ottawa, McCauley waxaa lagu soo xulay wareega afraad ee
1995 NHL Entry Draft, 79aad guud ahaan New Jersey Devils, inkastoo uusan waligiis la ciyaari doonin kooxda. Brian Kilrea, oo ahaa tababaraha kooxda 67's, mar buu siiyay McCauley amaanadii ugu waynayd isagoo ugu yeeray ciyaaryahankii ugu fiicnaa ee uu tababari jiray.