Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tiimata a Auld i tana umanga rangatahi me te North Bay Centennials o te Ontario Hockey League (OHL) i te mutunga o te waa 1997-98, i puta i nga keemu e ono kaore i wikitoria. Whai muri i te putanga ki nga keemu 38 i te waa e whai ake nei, i tohua a Auld i te rauna tuarua, 40th katoa, o te NHL Entry Draft 1999 na te Florida Panthers. Ka mutu tana mahi rangatahi me nga Centennials, e rua ano nga tau hei kaitiaki kaitiaki. I tana tau whakamutunga, i whakaingoatia a Auld ki te kapa Canada mo te
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, i reira i tautoko ai ia i a Maxime Ouellet. I muri mai i taua wa ano, i hokona a Auld ki te Vancouver Canucks mo te kowhiringa tuatoru o te rauna i te 2002 NHL Entry Draft me te kowhiringa utu i te 2001 NHL Entry Draft.