Philippe DeRouville
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Philippe DeRouville is a retired professional
ice hockey
goaltender.
tenure lasted all of three games in the 90s. He bounced around the minors for five years before playing in various European leagues.
Born in Victoriaville, Quebec
, DeRouville played in the QAAA with Magog before joining Longueuil Collège Français
of the QMJHL
. He was chosen 115th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
in 1992
then returned to junior for two more years. The gifted youngster was named to the league's second all-star team in 1993 and 1994. In 1993–94 his 3.06 goals against average was the best in the QMJHL.
DeRouville played most of his first two pro seasons with the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks
but was recalled to make the odd appearance between the pipes for the Pens. In 1996–97, the emergence of rookie Patrick Lalime
kept him from moving up to Pittsburgh. Eventually young goalie Jean-Sébastien Aubin
and Peter Skudra supplanted DeRouville on the club's depth chart. Over his last two years he played in the ECHL, IHL, AHL
and CHL
before moving to Europe
. He played in Britain for the Ayr Scottish Eagles
, Sweden
for Timrå IK
, France
for Briancon
and Italy
for Brunico SG
. He signed for British Elite Ice Hockey League side Belfast Giants
towards the end of the 2006–07 season replace injured goalie Mike Minard
. He re-signed for the Giants for the 2007–08 season but after the signing of Stevie Lyle
from the Basingstoke Bison
, it was announced on October 17, 2007 that DeRouville was released by the Giants.
DeRouville has received offers from 2 different teams on October 18, 2007 and signed on October 23, 2007 with the Croatian team KHL Medveščak from Zagreb
, that plays in the Croatian and in the Slovenian league.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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goaltender.
Playing career
DeRouville was a top prospect in junior hockey but his NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
tenure lasted all of three games in the 90s. He bounced around the minors for five years before playing in various European leagues.
Born in Victoriaville, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, DeRouville played in the QAAA with Magog before joining Longueuil Collège Français
Verdun Collège Français
Verdun Collège Français were a junior ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. They were members of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1991 to 1994. Collège Français resurrected the dormant Quebec Remparts franchise in 1985 after a three year hiatus, as Longueuil Collège Français...
of the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
. He was chosen 115th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
in 1992
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
then returned to junior for two more years. The gifted youngster was named to the league's second all-star team in 1993 and 1994. In 1993–94 his 3.06 goals against average was the best in the QMJHL.
DeRouville played most of his first two pro seasons with the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks
Cleveland Lumberjacks
The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:...
but was recalled to make the odd appearance between the pipes for the Pens. In 1996–97, the emergence of rookie Patrick Lalime
Patrick Lalime
Patrick Lalime is a Canadian professional ice hockey broadcaster and former player. Lalime played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres...
kept him from moving up to Pittsburgh. Eventually young goalie Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Jean-Sébastien Aubin
Jean-Sébastien "J. S." Aubin is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
and Peter Skudra supplanted DeRouville on the club's depth chart. Over his last two years he played in the ECHL, IHL, AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and CHL
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
before moving to Europe
Europe
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. He played in Britain for the Ayr Scottish Eagles
Ayr Scottish Eagles
The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main sponsor was Barr Construction...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
for Timrå IK
Timrå IK
Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:...
, France
France
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for Briancon
Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club
The Diables Rouges de Briançon is the ice hockey team of Briançon...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for Brunico SG
. He signed for British Elite Ice Hockey League side Belfast Giants
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast....
towards the end of the 2006–07 season replace injured goalie Mike Minard
Mike Minard
Michael Edward Roger 'Mike' Minard is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1999–2000 NHL season....
. He re-signed for the Giants for the 2007–08 season but after the signing of Stevie Lyle
Stevie Lyle
Stevie Lyle is a British professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League and the Great Britain national ice hockey team.-Playing career:...
from the Basingstoke Bison
Basingstoke Bison
The Basingstoke Bison are an English Ice Hockey club from Basingstoke. They currently compete in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and have previously been members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and its successor the Elite Ice Hockey League- History :...
, it was announced on October 17, 2007 that DeRouville was released by the Giants.
DeRouville has received offers from 2 different teams on October 18, 2007 and signed on October 23, 2007 with the Croatian team KHL Medveščak from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, that plays in the Croatian and in the Slovenian league.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | SO | Avg | GP | W | L | T | SO | Avg | ||
| 1989–90 | Magog Cantonniers | QAAA | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.45 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | ||
| 1990–91 | Longueuil Collège Français | QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | ||||||||
| 1991–92 | Verdun Collège-Français | QMJHL | 34 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.83 | |||
| 1992–93 | Verdun College-Francais | QMJHL | 61 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3.61 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.61 | |||
| 1993–94 | Verdun College-Francais | QMJHL | 51 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3.06 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | |||
| 1994–95 | Cleveland Lumberjacks Cleveland Lumberjacks The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:The Cleveland Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Cleveland, Ohio.-Facts:... |
IHL | 41 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3.32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.09 | |||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3.86 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | Kansas City Blades Kansas City Blades The Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena.... |
IHL | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2.82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.35 | |||
| 1997–98 | Louisville Riverfrogs | ECHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Wolf Pack The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center.... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2.56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | |||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.07 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | San Antonio Iguanas San Antonio Iguanas The San Antonio Iguanas were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in San Antonio, Texas. The first expansion team in the Central Hockey League, they were active for seven seasons from 1994–1997 and 1998-2002. Their home arena was the Freeman Coliseum. Bill Goldsworthy initially... |
CHL Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs.... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre... |
AHL | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | ||||||||
| 1999–00 | ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt The ERC Ingolstadt are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Commonly known as the Panthers, they play their games in Ingolstadt, Germany at the Saturn Arena. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Ingolstadt signed NHLers Marco Sturm, Andy McDonald, Jamie Langenbrunner and Aaron Ward... |
German-2 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :... |
45 | 2 | 2.65 | |||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Ayr Scottish Eagles Ayr Scottish Eagles The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main sponsor was Barr Construction... |
BIHS | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.99 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | Timrå IK Timrå IK Timrå IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Timrå, who currently plays in the top division, Elitserien. Seasons in the top division include 1956–57 to 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, and 2000–01 until present.-History:... |
Elit Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
18 | 1 | 3.26 | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Thetford-Mines Prolab | QSPHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2.59 | ||
| 2003–2004 | Briancon Briançon Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
26 | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Brunico SG | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
19 | 3 | 2.87 | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Brunico SG | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
22 | 3 | 3.65 | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Egna HC / Belfast Giants Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants are an ice hockey team from Belfast, Northern Ireland that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Home games are played at the 7,100-capacity Odyssey Arena in Belfast.... |
Italy / EIHL | 30/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0.67 | ||||||||
| 2007–2008 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb is a Croatian ice hockey team. It is by far the most successful and the most popular ice hockey team in Croatia. Currently the team plays in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, and is the only Croatian team in the league. Last season club attracted over 200,000 spectators on live... |
Croatian and Slovenian league | 4 | 0/4.5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 years | Totals | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | ||||||||