▁single ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Gi ants , ▁Block ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Medicine ▁Hat ▁Tig ers ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁four ▁seasons , ▁winning ▁the ▁league ▁championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Block ▁then ▁played ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Golden ▁B ears ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁before ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁that ▁left ▁him ▁unable ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Block ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁s ledge ▁hockey ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Matt ▁Cook ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁competed ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁Block ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁third ▁season , ▁shortly ▁after ▁winning ▁gold ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁IP C ▁Ice ▁S ledge ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championships . ▁He ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁one ▁more ▁season ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁winning ▁silver ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁IP C ▁Ice ▁S ledge ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championships . ▁Block ▁returned ▁to ▁compet itive ▁stand - up ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁and ▁now ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁St ony ▁P lain ▁E ag les . ▁ ▁Acc ident ▁and ▁recovery ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 th , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Block ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁cl iff ▁jump ing ▁accident ▁in ▁Jas per ▁National ▁Park . ▁He ▁broke ▁b ones ▁in ▁both ▁legs , ▁an