Austin Block

Austin Block (born October 10, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey center and forward. He is currently an unrestricted free agent, having last played for the Manchester Monarchs in the ECHL.
==Early and personal life==
Block was born in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Thousand Oaks, California, and is Jewish.Area ice hockey team eyes a trip to state playoffs | Thousand Oaks Acorn His parents are Randy Block (who played football at Northern Arizona) and Shellie Jernigan.
==Playing career==
Block played with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the North American Hockey League for two seasons, where he had 100 points (42 goals, 58 assists) in 110 games, as he led the league in points (76) in 2008–09, as he was named the league’s top forward as NAHL Forward of the Year. He was also named to the NAHL All-West Division Team and NAHL First All-Star Team.
He then played for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats men's hockey program. He played four 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. Block made his Liiga debut playing with HIFK during the 2013–14 Liiga season. 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.
On July 31, 2015, Block signed a one-year contract to remain in the ECHL with the Manchester Monarchs.
On February 12, 2016, the Orlando Solar Bears, ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and AHL’s Toronto Marlies, announced they had acquired Block from the Monarchs in exchange for future considerations. He spent parts of two seasons with the Solar Bears.
Block was traded to the Cincinnati Cyclones on October 2, 2017, just prior to the 2017–18 season. He made just two appearances with the Cyclones before suffering a season-ending injury.
As a free agent, Block continued his ECHL career by agreeing to contract with the Worcester Railers for the 2018–19 season on October 7, 2018. He contributed with 7 assists through 25 games with the Railers, before he was traded to former club the Manchester Monarchs on December 30, 2018.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Orlando Solar Bears 	ECHL 		51 	12 	23 	35 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Worcester Railers 	ECHL 		25 	0 	7 	7 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		21 	0 	3 	3 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
NAHL 	NAHL 	NAHL
All-West Division Team 	2009 	
First All-Star Team 	2009 	
Forward of the Year 	2009 	
Most Points (76) 	2009 	
College 	College	College
Hockey East Regular Season Champions	2010 	
==See also==
*List of select Jewish ice hockey players
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1989 births
Category:Jewish ice hockey players
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
Category:Fairbanks Ice Dogs players
Category:HC '05 Banská Bystrica players
Category:HIFK (ice hockey) players
Category:Ice hockey people from California
Category:Karlskrona HK players
Category:Living people
Category:Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players
Category:Mestis players
Category:New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players
Category:Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players
Category:Worcester Railers players