![]() Opportunities to break into a deep Toronto squad were slim, and Block spent the next five seasons toiling for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, where he played on the same blueline with and was later coached by Don Cherry. ![]() Two days after the draft, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the rights to Hall of Famer Red Kelly, who had retired as a player but accepted a job coaching the Kings. Kenneth Richard Block (born March 18, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 455 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and one game in the National Hockey League (NHL).īlock was born in Steinbach, Manitoba, and played junior hockey with the Flin Flon Bombers.īlock turned pro in 1964 and spent three seasons in the New York Rangers farm system before being selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. ![]() New York Raiders/New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights ![]()
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