Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Dirk akaberekerwa muRegina, Saskatchewan. Akasarudzwa 54th yose mu1984 NHL Entry Draft
neSt. Louis Blues. Aizoita pro muna 1986 uye akapedza mwaka mishanu inotevera achibhururuka pakati pekirabhu yeNHL nePeoria Rivermen, nhengo yeBlues IHL. Iye pakupedzisira aizonamatira paBlues roster yakazara-nguva muna 1990-91, achionekwa mumitambo makumi mana neshanu asati atamiswa kuVancouver Canucks muchibvumirano chevatambi vatanhatu panguva yekupedzisira yekutengeserana.