Are we actually going to get to see you on the ice finally? (Photo: @dylan_mcilrath/twitter)

Injury updates are hard to come by for AHL players so when something like this hits twitter, it’s kind of a big deal:

If I am reading that correctly (and there’s no reason to believe I’m not), the Whale defense will have a new look this evening as Dylan McIlrath makes his season debut. Against the hated Bridgeport Sound Tigers, I’d say he might have his first fight too. Nothing has been confirmed by the team just yet so we’ll have to tune in to the pregame tonight to see if our suspicions are correct.  If they are…

WELCOME BACK DYLAN!