In 2007–08, Rougeau factored in the Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme winning the Collégial AA championship with a perfect 27–0 record.

Dawson competed in the 2009 Junior Women's Hockey League Challenge Cup in Washington, D.C., and Rougeau helped the team win the tournament.

Rougeau joined Cornell in 2009 and was named an NCAA Second Team All-American and Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

As a rookie, she was part of the Cornell team that played in the NCAA championship game at the 2010 Frozen Four, but were defeated by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

Despite playing minor hockey, Rougeau was part of the Montreal Axion which had a runner-up finish in the 2006–07 NWHL season.

Rougeau assisted on the first goal in the history of the Canadian National Women's Under 18 program (on August 23, 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario).

She would compete with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team in 2008 as part of a three-game series vs. the United States in Pierrefonds, Quebec.

[5] In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Rougeau logged a goal and an assist in a 14–1 victory.