Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Amụrụ na Victoriaville, Quebec, DeRouville na-egwuri egwu na QAAA na Magog tupu ya abanye na Longueuil Collège Français nke QMJHL. A họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke 115 site na Pittsburgh Penguins na
N'afọ 1992, ọ laghachiri n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị maka afọ abụọ ọzọ. DeRouville nọchitere anya Canada na 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship. A họpụtara nwa okorobịa ahụ nwere onyinye na otu egwuregwu nke abụọ nke egwuregwu niile na 1993 na 1994. N'afọ 1993-94 ọ gbara goolu 3.06 bụ nke kacha mma na QMJHL.