McAuley played for the
New York Rangers, who experienced a shortage of players due to the
World War II draft. After serving a year in the military, McAuley was signed by the Rangers and played two seasons with the club. With a record of 17–64–15 he was not re-signed following the war. The Rangers opted to rotate
Charlie Rayner and
Jim Henry in net. While playing in all but 20 minutes of the
1943-44 season, McAuley allowed 310 goals, setting a league record for worst
goals against average (6.24) that has stood ever since. The closest any starting goaltender has come to breaking this record is
Ron Low, who recorded a 5.45 GAA as the
Washington Capitals starting goaltender in the 1975–76 season. In 1945 he married
Women's Baseball player, a thirdbase for the
Rockford Peaches,
Mildred Warwick, and decided to settle down with his wife in
Edmonton, Alberta. ==Career statistics==