Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Yayin da yake memba na Regina Bantam AAA Rangers a 2000, an tsara Getzlaf a cikin Western Hockey League (WHL) ta Calgary Hitmen tare da zaɓi na 54 a cikin WHL Bantam Draft na 2000. Ya tsaya a lokacin da aka tsara, amma ya girma a lokacin da ya shiga tawagar a matsayin dan shekara 16. Getzlaf ya fara wasan farko a shekara ta 2001-02 kuma ya zira kwallaye 18 a wasanni 63. Ya kusan ninka yawan aikinsa na kai hari a matsayin dan shekara 17 a 2002-03 ta hanyar zira kwallaye 29 da maki 68. Ayyukansa sun sanya shi babban fata ga
2003 National Hockey League (NHL) Shigar da Shafin; NHL Central Scouting Bureau ya sanya Getzlaf a matsayin na biyar mafi kyawun dan wasan Arewacin Amurka a cikin daftarin kuma an dauke shi a zagaye na farko, na 19 gaba ɗaya, ta Mighty Ducks na Anaheim.