A summer of enhanced workouts, together with hands-on training with Blackhawks developmental goalie coach Peter Aubrey, helped to refocus Gravel's attention for the 2018–19 season.
In the QMJHL President Cup playoffs, Gravel backstopped the Mooseheads to its best finish in seven seasons, winning 14 of 23 games en route to a 4–2 series loss to Rouyn-Noranda in the league final.
While the Mooseheads would drop a 4–2 decision to the Huskies in the championship game, Gravel was awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the tournament's best goalie, with a save percentage of .918 and a goals-against average of 2.78.
[7] Going unsigned by the Blackhawks, Gravel embarked on his professional career as a unrestricted free agent before agreeing to join the Allen Americans of the ECHL for the 2021–22 season on October 13, 2021.
"Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament[10][11] – including his 66 save performance in the double overtime victory over the University of Alberta Golden Bears in the final.
He is the son of François, a former professional ice hockey goaltender who was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft and represented France in the 1998 Winter Olympics.