He most recently played with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League during the 2011–12 season.

Mighty Ducks executive vice president and general manager Brian Burke said, "Over the past two seasons, David McKee has proven to be one of the premier players at the collegiate level.

He is a great addition to the core of young talented players within our organization.”[1] McKee began the season playing for the Augusta Lynx, the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks.

He quickly became starting goaltender for the Lynx, picking-up his first professional win came on October 21, 2006, against the Gwinnett Gladiators.

His first stint began on November 21, 2006, as backup for Jean-Sébastien Giguère while Ilya Bryzgalov was unavailable due to a lower body injury.