MEL BRIDGMAN

'Melvin John Bridgman' (born on April 28, 1955 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons from 1975-76 until 1988-89. He was also the first General Manager of the Ottawa Senators.
He also earned a degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Playing career

Career statistics

References

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

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975-76	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		80	23	27	50	86		16	6	8	14	31
1976-77	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		70	19	38	57	120		7	1	0	1	8
1977-78	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	16	32	48	203		12	1	7	8	36
1978-79	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	24	35	59	184		8	1	2	3	17
1979-80	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		74	16	31	47	136		19	2	9	11	70
1980-81	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		77	14	37	51	195		12	2	4	6	39
1981-82	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		9	7	5	12	47		--	--	--	--	--
1981-82	Calgary Flames	NHL		63	26	49	75	94		3	2	0	2	14
1982-83	Calgary Flames	NHL		79	19	31	50	103		9	3	4	7	33
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		79	23	38	61	121		--	--	--	--	--
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	NHL		80	22	39	61	105		--	--	--	--	--
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	NHL		78	23	40	63	80		--	--	--	--	--
1986-87	New Jersey Devils	NHL		51	8	31	39	80		--	--	--	--	--
1986-87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		13	2	2	4	19		16	5	2	7	28
1987-88	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		2	1	2	3	0		--	--	--	--	--
1987-88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		57	6	11	17	42		16	4	1	5	12
1988-89	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		15	4	3	7	10		7	1	2	3	10
17 Seasons	NHL Total			977	252	449	701	1625		125	28	39	67	298

References

★ Meltzer, Bill Flyers Heroes of the Past: Mel Bridgman at philadelphiaflyers.com

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