Answer the following question: Facts:   - weight lb: 223    - played for: new leafs florida panthers new york rangers york islanders vancouver canucks chicago blackhawks toronto maple    - career end: 2011    - ntl team: can    - position: defence    - height in: 2    - draft year: 1993    - league: nhl    - shoots: left      - height ft: 6    - birth date: 8 june 1975    - career start: 1995    - draft team: new york islanders    - image size: 230px    - image: bryan mccabe.jpg    - birth place: st. catharines , on , can    - draft: 40th overall   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bryan mccabe .
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bryan mccabe -lrb- born june 8 , 1975 -rrb- is a retired canadian professional ice hockey defenceman .mccabe moved to calgary , alberta at a young age and spent the majority of his minor hockey career playing in the calgary area .drafted out of the western hockey league -lrb- whl -rrb- 40th overall by the new york islanders in 1993 , mccabe competed in the 1995 memorial cup and was named to back-to-back whl first all-star teams during his major junior career .he began his nhl career with the islanders before stints with the vancouver canucks and chicago blackhawks .in 2000 -- 01 , mccabe began a seven-season tenure with the toronto maple leafs , where he played the majority of his career .internationally , mccabe competed for team canada , winning gold medals at the 1997 world championships , 1994 and 1995 world junior championships and the 1992 pacific cup .he is also a one-time olympian , having represented canada at the 2006 winter olympics in turin .