Career
He played in 71 regular season and 8 playoff games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League during the 1970s. After a three year college career with the Michigan Technical Huskies, McRae played with Charlotte of the Eastern Hockey League and Providence in the American Hockey League before joining the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971. Signed by Toronto, he first appeared with the Leafs in 11 games during the 1972-1973 season.
He spent the next few years bouncing between the National Hockey League club and its minor league affiliates in the CHL. His best season was 1974-1975 when he appeared in 20 games, posting a 10–3–6 record with a 3.29 Gaelic Athletic Association. He backstopped the team to a first-round playoff upset over the Los Angeles Kings that season.
McRae final seasons were either as a back-up with the Leafs or in the Central League before retiring after the 1977-1978 season.