Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mekutamba neAirdrie Extreme muna 1997<unk>98, Aulin akabatana neKamloops Blazers yeWestern Hockey League aine makore gumi nematanhatu muna 1998<unk>99, achiwana mapoinzi makumi maviri nematanhatu mumitambo makumi mashanu nemashanu uye rwendo kuenda kumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Mushure mekutungamira ligi mumapoinzi kuburikidza nemitambo mipfumbamwe, akatamba kuburikidza nekukuvara kwegumbo izvo zvakaita kuti kugadzirwa kwake kudonhe, kupedzisa nemapoinzi makumi mashanu nemashanu mumwaka wa1999 / 2000 (mitambo makumi mashanu neshanu), achikwezva kutariswa kweColorado Avalanche, iyo yakanyora Aulin mumutambo wechipiri (47th overall) we
2000 NHL Entry Draft. Mumwaka wa 2000-01 neBlazers, Aulin akarova timu inotungamira 108 mapoinzi mumitambo makumi manomwe. Munguva iyi kodzero dzaAulin dzakatengeswa neAvalanche kuLos Angeles Kings mukutsinhana kwakaona Rob Blake achitungamira kuColorado musi waKurume 22, 2001.