Mel Bridgman, former captain of the New Jersey Devils, passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Bridgman was selected first overall in the 1975 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, where he served as ...

Mel Bridgman, a center selected first overall in the 1975 NHL draft who played two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings near the end of his career, has died. He was 70. The Red Wings acquired Bridgman ...

Mel Bridgman, who was hired as the first general manager of the expansion Ottawa Senators in 1991 after playing 14 NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Detroit ...

Former Philadelphia Flyer Mel Bridgman has died, the team announced on social media Saturday. Bridgman was 70 years old. Bridgman was the Flyers' first and only player selected first overall in the ...

Former Philadelphia Flyers centerman and general manager of the 1992 Ottawa Senators, Mel Bridgman, has passed away at the age of 70. Bridgman was the first-overall selection in the 1975 NHL Amateur ...

Shortly after the Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers left the building after their game on Saturday afternoon, both organizations got the bad news that Mel Bridgman had passed away at the age of ...

Mel Bridgman, who was drafted first overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975 and was the Ottawa Senators’ first general manager, has died. He was 70. The NHL Alumni Association announced the death ...