Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Paaiva nhengo yeMontreal Canadiens, Coutu aiva mumwe wevatambi vakaendeswa kuchipatara panguva yemakwikwi eStanley Cup ya1919 akambomiswa
, akahwina Stanley Cup mumwaka wa1923-24 NHL, uye aive kaputeni wechikwata mumwaka wa1925-26 NHL. Mushure mekudzingwa kwake kubva kuNHL, Coutu akatamba makore mana muCanada-American Hockey League (C-AHL) neAmerican Hockey Association (AHA), ndokuzodzidzisa C-AHL's Providence Reds.