Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau a Gravel ki Berlin, Tiamana engari i tipu ake ia ki Asbestos, Quebec. Ko ia te tama a Francois Gravel, he kaitiaki whutupaoro ngaio o mua i tohua i te rauna tuatoru, 87th katoa i te 1987 NHL Entry Draft
i te Montreal Canadiens me te tohu hoki France i roto i te 1998 Winter Olympics. I whakauruhia a Gravel ki te takaro ki te kaitiaki na tana papa, a ka tiimata tana takaro i te wa e rima ona tau, i te wa tuatahi i takaro ia i Itari i reira tana papa i takaro ai mo nga tau 12.