Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Olugbeja kan, Girard ṣe ere hockey junior fun Laval Titan Collège Français (lẹhin Acadie-Bathurst Titan) ti QMJHL ati pe o ti yan ni iyipo keji, 48th lapapọ, nipasẹ awọn Bruins ni
1998).