 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Basa raCouturier renyika dzepasi rose rekutamba hockey rakatanga nekuonekwa kumashure-kwe-kumashure kweCanada Atlantic kuWorld U-17 Hockey Dambudziko muna 2008 na2009. Chikwata chake chakapedza chiri chechisere uye chechipfumbamwe mumakwikwi, zvichiteerana. Muna 2009, akabatanidzwawo muIvan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, achibatsira kutora menduru yegoridhe yeCanada. Muna 2011, akava mutambi chete pasi pemakore 18 kuti zita kuna Team Canada panguva World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Kunyange zvazvo akaita zvakanaka, achiwana mapoinzi matatu mumitambo minomwe, Couturier akanyanya kukanganiswa mumutambo uyu nevamwe vake Brayden Schenn naRyan Johansen. Canada yakawana sirivha paWJC, ichikundwa neRussia mumakwikwi okupedzisira. 