Mel Bridgman
Melvin John Bridgman (born April 28, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975–76 NHL season, 1975–76 until 1988–89 NHL season, 1988–89. Bridgman was born in Trenton, Ontario, but grew up in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario, before moving to Victoria, British Columbia. After his playing career, he earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1992, Bridgman was the first general manager of the modern-day Ottawa Senators of the NHL. Playing career Bridgman was drafted first 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 NHL season, 1981–82 season, when he set career highs with 33 goals, 54 assists, and 87 points. Throughout his career Bridgman was known ...
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Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in the United States) in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the sideboards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and therefore often end up covering more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally strong, fast skaters who are able to back-check quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Generally, centres are expected to be gifted passers more so than goal scorers, although there are exceptions - typically larger centres who position themselves directly in front of the net in order to score off rebounds. They are also expected to have exceptional "ice vision", intelligence, and creativity. They also generally are the most defensively-oriented forwards on the ice, as they are expected to play the role of the third player in defense, after the defencemen. Centres usually play as part of a line of players that are substituted frequently to keep fresh and keep th ...
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