Matt Block

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United StatesUnited States  Matt Block Ice hockey player
Date of birth May 16, 1966
place of birth Whittier , California , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 93 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1982-1983 Richmond Sockeyes
1983-1984 Victoria Cougars
1984-1986 Lethbridge Broncos
1986-1987 Richmond Sockeyes
Seattle Thunderbirds
1987-1991 Moncton Hawks
1991-1992 Boston Bruins
Maine Mariners
1992-1993 Tampa Bay Lightning
Atlanta Knights
1993-1995 Milwaukee Admirals
1995-1996 Los Angeles Ice Dogs

Matthew Wayne "Matt" Block , b. Hervey , (born May 16, 1966 in Whittier , California ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 40 games for the Winnipeg Jets , Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning in national hockey between 1983 and 1996 League on the position of defender . Block, who traded under his maiden name Hervey during the same, spent most of his career in theAmerican Hockey League and International Hockey League .

Career

Block, whose real name was Hervey during his active career and was born in Whittier , California , began his junior career in 1982 in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League with the Richmond Sockeyes in the Canadian province of British Columbia . From there, the defender moved to the Western Hockey League , where he played for the Victoria Cougars , Lethbridge Broncos and Seattle Thunderbirds over the next four years . He also played again some games for the Richmond Sockeyes in the BCJHL.

After completing his junior career, Hervey switched to the professional field without drafting. He signed a contract with the Moncton Hawks from the American Hockey League , over which he recommended himself during the 1987/88 season for a contract with their cooperation partner Winnipeg Jets from the National Hockey League . The defender was still on the ice for the Hawks in the following three seasons, but also completed two missions for Winnipeg in the NHL in the 1988/89 season . In August 1991, after his contract expired, Hervey joined the Boston Bruins as a free agent . There he played 16 times for Boston in the 1991/92 season , otherwise for the Maine Mariners in the AHL. After only one year in Boston, the native Californian was transferred to the Tampa Bay Lightning together with Ken Hodge junior , who in return gave Darin Kimble to Boston.

In Tampa, Hervey's stakes were shared - as in the previous year - between the NHL team and the farm team in the International Hockey League , the Atlanta Knights . However, the defender did not succeed in establishing himself permanently in the National Hockey League, so he did not find any more NHL employment for the 1993/94 season . He therefore moved to the Milwaukee Admirals in the IHL, for which he was active for two years - already under the name Block - and in the meantime completed some games for the Detroit Falcons in the Colonial Hockey League . After Block had switched to the Los Angeles Ice Dogs within the IHL before the 1995/96 season , he ended his active career at the age of 30 after the season.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1982/83 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL
1983/84 Victoria Cougars WHL 61 4th 19th 23 89 22nd 1 3 4th 43
1984/85 Victoria Cougars WHL 14th 1 3 4th 17th - - - - -
1984/85 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 54 3 9 12 88 4th 0 1 1 14th
1985/86 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 60 9 17th 26th 110 10 3 4th 7th 30th
1986/87 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 17th 4th 21st 25th 99 - - - - -
1986/87 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 9 4th 5 9 59 - - - - -
1987/88 Moncton Hawks AHL 69 9 20th 29 265 - - - - -
1988/89 Moncton Hawks AHL 73 8th 28 36 295 10 1 2 3 42
1988/89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
1989/90 Moncton Hawks AHL 47 3 13 16 168 - - - - -
1990/91 Moncton Hawks AHL 71 4th 28 32 132 7th 0 1 1 23
1991/92 Boston Bruins NHL 16 0 1 1 55 5 0 0 0 6th
1991/92 Maine Mariners AHL 36 1 7th 8th 47 - - - - -
1992/93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 17th 0 4th 4th 38 - - - - -
1992/93 Atlanta Knights IHL 49 12 19th 31 122 9 0 4th 4th 19th
1993/94 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 27 6th 17th 23 51 - - - - -
1994/95 Detroit Falcons CoHL 4th 1 4th 5 15th - - - - -
1994/95 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 28 4th 5 9 63 14th 2 1 3 13
1995/96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 58 2 10 12 81 - - - - -
WHL overall 204 21st 53 74 363 14th 3 5 8th 44
AHL total 296 25th 96 121 907 17th 1 3 4th 65
IHL total 162 24 51 75 317 23 2 5 7th 32
NHL overall 35 0 5 5 97 5 0 0 0 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Block, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Block, Matthew Wayne (full name); Hervey, Matthew Wayne (maiden name); Hervey, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Whittier , California