Philippe DeRouville

Philippe DeRouville
Born August 7, 1974
Victoriaville, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 115th overall, 1992
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1994–2008

Philippe DeRouville (born August 7, 1974 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

DeRouville was a top prospect in junior hockey but his NHL 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 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   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 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 Collège Français QMJHL 61 30 27 2 1 3.61 4 0 4 0 3.61
1993–94 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 51 28 22 0 1 3.06 4 0 4 0 4.00
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 41 24 10 5 1 3.32 4 1 3 0 4.09
1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 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 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 AHL 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 CHL 5 3 2 0 0 4.30
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 19 6 6 2 0 3.00
1999–00 ERC Ingolstadt German-2 45 2 2.65
2000–01 Ayr Scottish Eagles BIHS 8 4 3 1 0 2.99
2001–02 Timrå IK Elit 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 Briançon France 26
2004–2005 Brunico SG Italy 19 3 2.87
2005–2006 Brunico SG Italy 22 3 3.65
2006–2007 Egna HC / Belfast Giants Italy / EIHL 30/3 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0.67
2007–2008 KHL Medveščak Zagreb Croatian and Slovenian league 4 0/4.5
2 years Totals NHL 3 1 2 0 0 3.15

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Philippe DeRouville". HockeyDB.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-24.

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