Austin Block
| Austin Block | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 10, 1989 Denver, CO, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Orlando Solar Bears HIFK Karlskrona HK HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Bakersfield Condors Manchester Monarchs | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Austin Block (born October 10, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing for the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. Block was born in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Thousand Oaks, California.
Playing career
Block played with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the NAHL for two seasons before committing to the University of New Hampshire Wildcats men's hockey program. He played 4 seasons at UNH playing 136 games and putting up 25 goals and 25 assists for 50 points.
On July 22, 2013, HIFK of the Finnish Liiga announced they had signed Block after a two-week tryout in June 2013.[1] Block made his Liiga debut playing with HIFK during the 2013–14 Liiga season.[2] On September 20, 2013 Block was loaned from HIFK to Mestis club, HCK until he moved to Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan club Karlskrona HK.
In the following 2014–15 season, Block moved to the Slovak Extraliga with HC ’05 Banská Bystrica, appearing in 21 games for 15 points before returning to North American to play in the ECHL with the Bakersfield Condors.[3]
On July 31, 2015, Block signed a one-year contract to remain in the ECHL with the Manchester Monarchs.[4]
On February 12, 2016 the Orlando Solar Bears announced they had acquired Block from the Monarchs in exchange for future considerations.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | NAHL | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | NAHL | 58 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 96 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 36 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HCK | Mestis | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HC ’05 Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Manchester Monarchs | ECHL | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 77 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NAHL | ||
| All-West Division Team | 2009 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2009 | |
| Forward of the Year | 2009 | |
| Most Points (76) | 2009 | |
| College | ||
| Hockey East Regular Season Champions | 2010 | |
References
- ^ "Austin Block remains with HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2013–14 HIFK player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ryan Holt (February 14, 2015). "Condors sign Austin Block". Twitter. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Monarchs sign center Austin Block". Manchester Monarchs. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "SOLAR BEARS ACQUIRE AUSTIN BLOCK FROM MONARCHS". Orlando Solar Bears. February 12, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
External links
- Austin Block career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Austin Block career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1989 births
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- HC 05 Banská Bystrica players
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- Ice hockey people from California
- Karlskrona HK players
- Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
- Mestis players
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