Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaberekerwa muTimmins, Ontario, Courville pakutanga akanyorwa neWinnipeg Jets mumutambo wechishanu (119th yose) ye 1993 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, akapindazve muhurongwa uye akasarudzwa 61st yose neVancouver Canucks mu
1995 NHL kunyorwa.