Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Paaive nhengo yeRegina Bantam AAA Rangers muna 2000, Getzlaf akanyorerwa muWestern Hockey League (WHL) neCalgary Hitmen aine 54th pick mu2000 WHL Bantam Draft. Akamira panguva yekunyorwa, asi akakura panguva yaakapinda muchikwata semakore gumi nematanhatu. Getzlaf akaita mutambo wake wechidiki muna 2001-02 uye akarekodha 18 mapoinzi mumitambo makumi matanhatu nematatu. Akapotsa akapeta zvakapetwa kaviri kugadzirwa kwake kwekurwisa semakore gumi nemanomwe ekuberekwa muna 2002-03 nekukora zvibodzwa makumi maviri nezvisere nematanhatu nematanhatu. Kuita kwake kwakamuita tarisiro yepamusoro ye2003 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft
NHL Central Scouting Bureau yakarongedza Getzlaf semunhu wechishanu akanakisa weNorth America skater mune dhizaini uye akatorwa mumutambo wekutanga, 19th yakazara, neMighty Ducks yeAnaheim.