Mel Bridgman

Melvin John Bridgman (born April 28, 1955 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 14 seasons from 1975–76 until 1988–89. 
In 1992, he was named as the first General Manager of the revived Ottawa Senators of the NHL.
==Playing career==
Bridgman was drafted 1st overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 977 career NHL games, scoring 252 goals and 449 assists for 701 points, as well as adding 1625 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1981–82 season, when he set career highs with 33 goals, 54 assists, and 87 points.
==Career statistics==
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<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0">
 <TH ALIGN=center colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th>
 <TH ALIGN=center rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th>
 <TH ALIGN=center colspan="5">Regular season</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"> </th>
 <TH ALIGN=center colspan="5">Playoffs</th>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0">
 <TH ALIGN=center>Season</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>Team</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>League</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>GP</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>G</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>A</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>Pts</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>PIM</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>GP</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>G</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>A</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>Pts</th>
 <TH ALIGN=center>PIM</th>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1975–76</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>80</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>23</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>27</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>50</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>86</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>16</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>6</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>8</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>14</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>31</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1976–77</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>70</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>19</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>38</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>57</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>120</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>0</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>8</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1977–78</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>76</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>16</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>32</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>48</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>203</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>12</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>8</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>36</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1978–79</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>76</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>24</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>35</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>59</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>184</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>8</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>17</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1979–80</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>74</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>16</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>31</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>47</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>136</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>19</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>9</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>11</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>70</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1980–81</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>77</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>14</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>37</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>51</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>195</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>12</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>4</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>6</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>39</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1981–82</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Philadelphia Flyers</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>9</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>5</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>12</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>47</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1981–82</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Calgary Flames</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>63</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>26</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>49</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>75</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>94</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>0</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>14</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1982–83</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Calgary Flames</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>79</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>19</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>31</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>50</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>103</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>9</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>4</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>33</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1983–84</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>New Jersey Devils</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>79</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>23</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>38</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>61</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>121</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1984–85</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>New Jersey Devils</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>80</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>22</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>39</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>61</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>105</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1985–86</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>New Jersey Devils</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>78</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>23</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>40</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>63</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>80</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1986–87</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>New Jersey Devils</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>51</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>8</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>31</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>39</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>80</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1986–87</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Detroit Red Wings</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>13</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>4</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>19</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>16</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>5</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>28</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1987–88</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Adirondack Red Wings</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>AHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>0</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>--</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1987–88</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Detroit Red Wings</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>57</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>6</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>11</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>17</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>42</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>16</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>4</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>5</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>12</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0">
 <TD ALIGN=center>1988–89</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>Vancouver Canucks</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>NHL</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>15</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>4</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>10</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>7</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>1</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>2</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>3</td>
 <TD ALIGN=center>10</td>
</tr>
<TR ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0">
 17 seasons
 NHL totals
 
 977
 252
 449
 701
 1625
 125
 28
 39
 67
 298
</tr>
</table>
==External links==
*Meltzer, Bill Flyers Heroes of the Past: Mel Bridgman at philadelphiaflyers.com
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Category:Born in 1955
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Category:Retired in 1989