Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A mụrụ Dirk na Regina, Saskatchewan. A họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke iri ise na anọ n'ọkwa niile n'asọmpi
1984 NHL Entry Draft site na St. Louis Blues. Ọ ga-aghọ pro na 1986 wee nọrọ oge ise na-esote na-agbanye n'etiti klọb NHL na Peoria Rivermen, ndị Blues IHL mmekọ. Ọ ga-emecha nọrọ na ndị Blues oge niile na 1990/91, na-apụta na egwuregwu 41 tupu ebugharị ya na Vancouver Canucks na nkwekọrịta 6-player na njedebe nke ahia.