As a youth, Sloan played in the 1988
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans
minor ice hockey team. Sloan played for the
University of Michigan from 93–96 and won the NCAA championship in 1996. He also was awarded the Humanitarian Award in 1996–97, given annually to the player judged "college hockey's finest citizen." Sloan started his
NHL career with the
Dallas Stars in
1999. He started the 1998–99 season in the minor leagues with the Houston Aeros. At a game where Dallas Stars scouts were their check on other players, Sloan caught the eye of the Stars and promptly acquired him. He won a
Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999. His determination and effort earned him the nickname "The Caffeinated Squirrel", by Dallas Stars broadcaster
Daryl Reaugh. He also played with the
Calgary Flames and
Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2005–06, he played in
Sweden's
Elitserien for
Timrå IK. For the
2006–07season, Sloan signed to play in Germany for
Adler Mannheim in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Blake contributed to immediate success, winning the DEL championship that season. After three seasons in Mannheim, on July 23, 2009, he signed a one-year deal to captain fellow DEL team, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. In the ensuing
2009–10 season, Sloan recorded his best German season to score 26 points in 55 games. On April 20, 2010, Sloan agreed to a one-year extension to remain in Wolfsburg. On July 6, 2012, as a free agent after his third season with the Grizzly Adams, Sloan signed a one-year contract with
EHC München. ==Career statistics==