The Broncos hosted the Centennial Cup that year and thanks to McDougall they got to the finals before being beaten by the Richmond Sockeyes of the BCJHL.
Undrafted, MacDougall signed his first professional contract as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings organization in 1989.
[3] The following season, Melrose coached Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Cape Breton Oilers' 1992–1993 playoff run was one of the most dominant in AHL history, with McDougall emerging as the team's offensive star, scoring 52 points (26 goals and 26 assists) in 16 games en route to the Calder Cup championship.
This was ultimately MacDougall's last chance at an NHL career, and he moved to Europe to resume playing professional hockey.