Mel Bridgman

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Position	Center
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Pro Clubs	Philadelphia Flyers Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings Vancouver Canucks
Nationality	Canada
Born	April 28, 1955, Trenton, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	1st overall, 1975 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1975 – 1989

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] References

Preceded by Greg Joly	NHL First Overall Draft Pick 1975	Succeeded by Rick Green
Preceded by Bobby Clarke	Philadelphia Flyers captains 1979-81	Succeeded by Bill Barber
Preceded by Don Lever	New Jersey Devils captains 1984-87	Succeeded by Kirk Muller
Preceded by first GM	General managers of the Ottawa Senators 1991-93	Succeeded by Randy Sexton