Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Akazvarwa muTimmins, Ontario, Courville akatanga kunyorwa neWinnipeg Jets mumutambo wechishanu (119th overall) we1993 NHL Entry Draft
. Akanga ane yakanaka yekupedzisira OHL mwaka muna 1994-95 umo akawana mapoinzi makumi manomwe nematatu uye aive chikamu chakakosha chechikwata cheCanada chakahwina menduru yegoridhe pa1995 World Junior Championships, asi akatadza kusvika pachibvumirano neWinnipeg. Somugumisiro, akapinda zvakare muhurongwa uye akasarudzwa 61st yose neVancouver Canucks mu1995 NHL draft.