Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whānau a Gravel ki Berlin, i Tiamana, engari i tipu ake ia ki Asbestos, i Quebec. Ko ia te tama a Francois Gravel, he kaitiaki whutupaoro ngaio o mua i tohua i te rauna tuatoru, 87th katoa i roto i te
1987 NHL Entry Draft e te Montreal Canadiens, a ka tohu hoki France i roto i te 1998 Winter Olympics. I whakauruhia a Gravel ki te takaro ki te kaitiaki na tona 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.