Philippe DeRouville

Philippe DeRouville (born August 7, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1994–95 and 1996–97 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Philippe DeRouville
DeRouville in 2010
Born (1974-08-07) August 7, 1974
Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Ayr Scottish Eagles
Timrå IK
Briançon
HC Pustertal
Belfast Giants
Medveščak Zagreb
NHL Draft 115th overall, 1992
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 19942008

Playing career

DeRouville was a top prospect in junior hockey but his National Hockey League tenure lasted all of three games in the 1990s. 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. DeRouville represented Canada at the 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 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 Briançon and Italy for Brunico SG .[1] He signed for the 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPWLTOTLMINGASOGAASV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1989–90 Magog Cantonniers QAAA 21156012139004.45 11747085404.58
1990–91 Longueuil Collège Français QMJHL 20136010305002.91.888 100112010.53.800
1991–92 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 34206318549923.20.891 11735932812.83.899
1992–93 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 6130272349121013.61.891 4042561803.61.891
1993–94 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 5128220284514513.06.904 4042101404.00.890
1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 110060303.00.889
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 4124105236913113.32 4132631804.09.893
1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 3819113200812913.86.894
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2020112603.24.909
1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 261111414706922.82.911 20132407.35.692
1997–98 Louisville RiverFrogs ECHL 85214802703.38.915
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 30211841003.26.888
1997–98 Utah Grizzlies IHL 30189115246532.56.916 211129703.25.922
1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 50201421205.07.826
1998–99 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 53201811304.31.877
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 196629214603.00.904
1999–00 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 45251511122.65
2000–01 Ayr Scottish Eagles BISL 84314802302.99.908 63.29.899
2001–02 Timrå IK SWE 189205013.26.879
2001–02 Thetford-Mines Prolab QSPHL 94415463003.29.875 1911610664642.59
2003–04 Briançon FRA 4
2004–05 HC Pustertal ITA 1911075332.87.901 45.05.844
2005–06 HC Pustertal ITA 2212977903.65.892
2006–07 Egna HC ITA-2 303.37
2006–07 Belfast Giants EIHL 91.73.924 31.62.935
2007–08 Belfast Giants EIHL 113.00.897
2007–08 KHL Medveščak Zagreb SLO 53.60
2007–08 Mission de Sorel-Tracy LNAH 125.29.852
NHL totals 3120172903.16.903

International

Year Team Event GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1993 Canada WJC 101060707.00.875
Junior totals 101060707.00.875

Awards

  • QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1992)
  • QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1993, 1994)

References

  1. "Philippe DeRouville". HockeyDB.com. 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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