Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Auld akatanga basa rake rehudiki neNorth Bay Centennials yeOntario Hockey League (OHL) kumagumo emuswe wemwaka 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 akanzi aende kuTeam Canada nokuda kwe
2001 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.