Alex Auld

**Alexander Auld** (born January 7, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Auld played for the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, and Montreal Canadiens. He also played a season with Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).

He appeared internationally for Team Canada on three occasions – the 2001 World Junior Championships where he won a bronze medal, the 2004 Spengler Cup, and the 2006 World Championships.

Auld would retire from playing professional ice hockey in 2012. After retiring, Auld joined Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver and became a broadcaster for weekend Canucks games.

## Awards

- OHL Second All-Rookie Team - 1999
- OHL Third All-Star Team - 2001
- Cyclone Taylor Trophy (Vancouver Canucks MVP) - 2006
- Molson Cup (Vancouver Canucks three-star selection leader) - 2006

## Career statistics

|align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||align="center" colspan="10" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Regular season|align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Playoffs||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997–98|Sturgeon Falls Lynx|NOJHL|11|4|6|0|—|611|46|0|4.52|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|1997–98|North Bay Centennials|OHL|6|0|4|0|—|206|17|0|4.95|.872|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|1998–99|North Bay Centennials|OHL|37|9|20|1|—|1894|106|1|3.36|.899|3|0|3|170|10|0|3.53|—|
|1999–00|North Bay Centennials|OHL|55|21|26|6|—|3047|167|2|3.29|.891|6|2|4|374|12|0|1.93|.950|
|2000–01|North Bay Centennials|OHL|40|22|11|5|—|2319|98|1|2.54|.917|4|0|4|240|15|0|3.75|.883|
|2001–02|Columbia Inferno|ECHL|6|3|1|2|—|375|12|0|1.92|.927|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2001–02|Manitoba Moose|AHL|21|11|9|0|—|1104|65|1|3.53|.881|1|0|0|20|0|0|0.00|1.000|
|2001–02|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|1|1|0|0|—|60|2|0|2.00|.909|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2002–03|Manitoba Moose|AHL|37|15|19|3|—|2209|97|3|2.64|.908|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2002–03|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|7|3|3|0|—|382|10|1|1.57|.939|1|0|0|20|1|0|3.00|.800|
|2003–04|Manitoba Moose|AHL|40|18|16|4|—|2329|99|4|2.55|.915|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2003–04|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|6|2|2|2|—|348|12|0|2.07|.929|3|1|2|222|9|0|2.43|.898|
|2004–05|Manitoba Moose|AHL|50|25|18|4|—|2763|118|2|2.56|.909|3|0|2|128|7|0|3.29|.860|
|2005–06|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|67|33|26|—|6|3859|189|0|2.94|.902|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2006–07|Florida Panthers|NHL|27|7|13|—|5|1470|82|1|3.34|.888|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2007–08|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|9|3|6|—|0|508|30|1|3.54|.880|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2007–08|San Antonio Rampage|AHL|2|1|1|—|0|119|5|1|2.53|.906|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2007–08|Boston Bruins|NHL|23|9|7|—|5|1213|47|2|2.32|.919|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2008–09|Ottawa Senators|NHL|43|16|18|—|7|2449|101|1|2.47|.911|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2009–10|Dallas Stars|NHL|21|9|6|—|0|1181|59|0|3.00|.894|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2009–10|New York Rangers|NHL|3|0|1|—|0|119|5|0|2.53|.904|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2010–11|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|16|6|2|—|2|749|33|0|2.64|.914|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2011–12|Ottawa Senators|NHL|14|2|4|—|2|645|36|0|3.35|.884|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|2012–13|EC Red Bull Salzburg|EBEL|16|—|—|—|—|844|46|1|3.27|.892|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|

## International play

Played for Team Canada in:

- 2001 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
- 2004 Spengler Cup (3rd place)
- 2006 World Championships (4th place)

## Other websites

- Auld's biography at Hockeygoalies.org

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Auld with the Boston Bruins in 2007
- **position**: Goaltender
- **catches**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 5
- **weight lb**: 223
- **played for**: Vancouver Canucks
Florida Panthers
Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
EC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **ntl team**: CAN
- **birth place**: Cold Lake, Alberta, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada
- **draft**: 40th overall
- **draft year**: 1999
- **draft team**: Florida Panthers
- **career start**: 2001
- **career end**: 2013