Auld akatanga basa rake rechidiki neNorth Bay Centennials yeOntario Hockey League (OHL) kumucheto kwemwaka wa1997-98, achionekwa mumitambo mitanhatu pasina kunyoresa kukunda. Mushure mekuonekwa mumitambo makumi matatu nemasere mwaka unotevera, Auld akasarudzwa muchikamu chechipiri, 40th overall, ye1999 NHL Entry Draft neFlorida Panthers. Aizopedzisa basa rake rehudiki neCentennials, achipedza mamwe mwaka miviri semubati wepagedhi wavo anotanga. Mumwaka wake wokupedzisira, Auld akatumidzwa kuTeam Canada ye2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, kwaakatsigira Maxime Ouellet. Gare gare mumwaka iwoyo, Auld akatengeswa kuVancouver Canucks nokuda kwekutora kwechitatu mumutambo we 2002 NHL Entry Draft uye sarudzo yekubhadhara mu 2001 NHL Entry Draft.