Kammala wannan jumla: An haife shi a Timmins, Ontario, Courville ne Winnipeg Jets ya rubuta shi a zagaye na biyar (119th overall) na
Ƙaddamar da NHL na 1993. Ya yi kyakkyawan kakar OHL ta ƙarshe a 1994-95 wanda ya ci maki 73 kuma ya kasance babban ɓangare na ƙungiyar zinare ta Kanada a gasar zakarun duniya ta 1995, amma bai sami damar yin kwangila tare da Winnipeg ba. A sakamakon haka, ya sake shiga aikin kuma Vancouver Canucks ya zaba shi na 61 a cikin 1995 NHL.