Following a collegiate career with the University of Maine Black Bears and the University of Lowell Riverhawks, Drevitch failed to go pro as a free agent Drevitch was assigned to the Boston Bruins' East Coast Hockey League affiliate Maine Mariners. He played a full season for the Mariners, showing the offensive flair he would enjoy throughout his playing days, but concerns about size in an era where smaller, more mobile defensemen were not the norm, had him sent down the following season.
