Mel Bridgman

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CanadaCanada  Mel Bridgman Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 28, 1955
place of birth Trenton , Ontario , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1975 , 1st round, 1st position
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA Amateur Draft 1975 , 1st lap, 4th position
Denver Spurs
Career stations
1972-1973 Nanaimo Clippers
1973-1975 Victoria Cougars
1975-1981 Philadelphia Flyers
1981-1983 Calgary Flames
1983-1987 New Jersey Devils
1987-1988 Detroit Red Wings
1988-1989 HC Sierre
1989 Vancouver Canucks

Melvin John "Mel" Bridgman (born April 28, 1955 in Trenton , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and official who played in the course of his active career between 1973 and 1989, among other things, 1102 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , Calgary Flames , New Jersey Devils , Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Bridgman, who in the NHL Amateur Draft in 1975 at the first overall position has been selected, served from 1979 to 1980 as the fourth captain in the franchise credit history of the Philadelphia Flyers and from 1984 to 1987 as the second captain of the New Jersey Devils.

Career

Bridgman played during his junior years between 1973 and 1975 with the Victoria Cougars in the Western Canada Hockey League . As a top scorer with 157 points, but also with 175 penalty minutes, he drew attention. This convinced the Philadelphia Flyers , who were always looking for robust players and selected him with the top pick in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft . The World Hockey Association also had an eye on him. The Denver Spurs selected him in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft in the first round as fourth overall.

For the 1975/76 season he was in the squad of the reigning Stanley Cup winner in a row with Terry Crisp . The team reached the final series again, but lost there to the Montreal Canadiens . He stayed with the Flyers until the 1981/82 season . Even if he could not live up to the great expectations, he was a consistent player who took over from Bobby Clarke in 1979 as team captain .

On November 11, 1981, he was given in exchange for Brad Marsh to the Calgary Flames . To his twelve points from Philadelphia he added 75 points in Calgary and played his most successful season with 87 points. After another good year in Calgary, he moved to the New Jersey Devils for the 1983/84 season . From the Devils, Steve Tambellini and Joel Quenneville came to the Flames. In his first three years in New Jersey, he scored over 20 goals and over 60 points. He was also the team captain of the Devils.

In March 1987, Jacques Demers tried to equip his Detroit Red Wings for the playoffs and Bridgman fit in well with his concept. The Wings reached the semi-finals with him twice in a row. After a trip to Switzerland to HC Sierre , he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks .

After the 1989/90 season he ended his active career. For the 1992/93 season he returned to the NHL as general manager of the newly formed Ottawa Senators team.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1971/72 Victoria Racquet Club Minor BC Statistics not available
1971/72 Victoria Cougars WCHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1972/73 Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL 49 37 50 87 31 - - - - -
1972/73 Victoria Cougars WCHL 4th 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1973/74 Victoria Cougars WCHL 62 26th 39 65 149 - - - - -
1974/75 Victoria Cougars WCHL 66 66 91 157 175 12 12 6th 18th 34
1975/76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 23 27 50 86 16 6th 8th 14th 31
1976/77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 19th 38 57 120 7th 1 0 1 8th
1977/78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 16 32 48 203 12 1 7th 8th 36
1978/79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 24 35 59 184 8th 1 2 3 17th
1979/80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 16 31 47 136 19th 2 9 11 70
1980/81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 14th 37 51 195 12 2 4th 6th 39
1981/82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 9 7th 5 12 47 - - - - -
1981/82 Calgary Flames NHL 63 26th 49 75 94 3 2 0 2 14th
1982/83 Calgary Flames NHL 79 19th 31 50 103 9 3 4th 7th 33
1983/84 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 23 38 61 121 - - - - -
1984/85 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 22nd 39 61 105 - - - - -
1985/86 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 23 40 63 80 - - - - -
1986/87 New Jersey Devils NHL 51 8th 31 39 80 - - - - -
1986/87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 2 2 4th 19th 16 5 2 7th 28
1987/88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 2 1 2 3 0 - - - - -
1987/88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57 6th 11 17th 42 16 4th 1 5 12
1988/89 HC Sierre NLB 23 17th 28 45 34
1988/89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 15th 4th 3 7th 10 7th 1 2 3 10
WCHL overall 136 93 131 224 324 - - - - -
NHL overall 977 252 449 701 1625 125 28 39 67 298

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1975 Canada June World Cup 2nd place, silver 5 4th 1 5 9
Juniors overall 5 4th 1 5 9

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Bridgman, Mel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bridgman, Melvin John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Trenton , Ontario