Originally the ICE had planned for Dirk to not play a game until later this month but there is room on the roster for him to make his debut tonight in Vancouver.
He will eventually wear #5 but for tonight he will wear #8.
The ICE now have 24 players on the roster and there are 4 players unavailable for tonight's game.
Cason Machacek is suspended and there are injuries to Drew Czerwonka, James Martin and Dominik Pacovsky.