 Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Bloom was selected in the 1st round of the 1972 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall, by the Boston Bruins, but never played for Boston before he was claimed by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft.Bloom also played for the Detroit Red Wings.His father Carroll Bloom played in the CFL for the Ottawa Rough Riders, as well as the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 1950s.