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 ...

Mel Bridgman, the rugged former NHL forward 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 ...

After Leach settled in, he found his game in a major way. Although his best postseason was in the 1976 playoffs when he scored an NHL-record 19 goals (tied by Jari Kurri in 1985) and was named the ...

To mark the Red Wings celebrating their 100th anniversary this week, The Detroit News is counting down the top 100 players in franchise history.