 Unable to garner NHL interest, he accepted a try-out to the Hamilton Bulldogs training camp for the 2013–14 season.On December 13, 2013, Macenauer signed an AHL contract to remain with the Bulldogs for the remainder of the campaign.In 2015, he took his game overseas, signing with EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A (NLA), where he spent the 2015-16 season tallying nine goals and 18 assists in 43 NLA contests.