Ku dhammaystiro weedha soo socota: 1995<unk>96, McCabe wuxuu bilaabay xirfadiisa NHL ee Jasiiradaha. Wuxuu diiwaan geliyay 23 dhibcood xilli ciyaareedkiisii rookie ka hor inta aan loo iibin Vancouver Canucks bartamihii sanadka saddexaad (oo ay weheliso Todd Bertuzzi iyo doorashada wareega saddexaad ee 1998, oo loo adeegsaday in lagu doorto Jarkko Ruutu) si loogu beddelo Trevor Linden. Wuxuu la ciyaaray hal xilli iyo badh Canucks ka hor inta aan loo iibin Chicago Blackhawks maalinta loo soo bandhigay 1999 NHL Entry Draft ee dalab uu ka sameeyay maareeyaha guud ee Canucks Brian Burke si uu ugu qoro Daniel iyo Henrik Sedin labaad iyo saddexaad guud ahaan, siday u kala horreeyaan. McCabe waxaa loo soo xulay wareega koowaad ee doorashada Vancouver
2000 oo doolar isaga oo ku badalay doorashada wareega koowaad ee kooxda Chicago sanadkii 1999