Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Gravel akaberekerwa muBerlin, kuGermany asi akakurira muAsbestos, kuQuebec. Iye mwanakomana waFrancois Gravel, aimbova nyanzvi yechando hockey muchengeti wepagedhi uyo akasarudzwa mumutambo wechitatu, 87th yose mu
1987 NHL Entry Draft neMontreal Canadiens uye zvakare akamiririra France mu1998 Winter Olympics. Gravel akafuridzirwa kutamba muchengeti wemagariro nekuda kwababa vake, uye akatanga kutamba paakanga ave nemakore mashanu, achitanga kutamba muItaly apo baba vake vakatamba kwemakore gumi nemaviri.