Buuxi weedha soo socota: Muckalt waxaa lagu soo xulay wareega sagaalaad (221aad guud ahaan) ee doorashada
1994 NHL Entry Draft oo uu ka qaatay Vancouver Canucks oo ah magaaladiisa. Wuxuu ciyaaray kulankiisii ugu horreeyay ee NHL ee Canucks bishii Oktoobar 12, 1998, oo ka dhan ah Los Angeles Kings, isagoo dhaliyay dhibciisii ugu horreeyay ee NHL sidoo kale, caawimaad. Muckalt wuxuu dhaliyay goolkiisii ugu horreeyay ee NHL 20-kii Oktoobar oo ka dhan ah Carolina Hurricanes. Wuxuu ciyaaray 73 kulan xilli ciyaareedkiisii rookie, isagoo dhaliyay 16 gool iyo 36 dhibcood. Muckalt waxaa loo beddelay New York Islanders oo ay weheliyaan Dave Scatchard iyo goolhayaha Kevin Weekes si loogu beddelo goolhayaha Felix Potvin iyo doorashada qabashada bartamihii xilli ciyaareedkii 1999-2000 bishii Diseembar 19, 1999. Wax yar ka dib markii uu la soo baxay kooxda Islanders, si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa laga joojiyay inta ka hartay xilli ciyaareedkii isagoo dhaawac ka soo gaaray garabka ciyaar ka dhan ah Tampa Bay Lightning 13kii Janaayo 2000. Kadib xilli ciyaareed buuxa oo uu la qaatay Jasiiradaha 2000/01, wuxuu ku lug lahaa ganacsi weyn oo uu la yeeshay Ottawa Senators bishii Juun 23, 2001. Muckalt waxaa loo wareejiyay Ottawa oo ay weheliso daafaca soo socda ee Zdeno Chara iyo xulashada wareega koowaad ee Jasiiradaha 2001 (oo Ottawa ay markii dambe u adeegsan doonto inay doortaan Jason Spezza) iyada oo lagu beddelay xiddiga dhexe ee Alexei Yashin.