Melvin John Bridgman (born April 28, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975–76 until 1988–89.

[1] 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.

He played 977 career NHL games, scoring 252 goals and 449 assists for 701 points, as well as adding 1625 penalty minutes.

Throughout his career Bridgman was known as a consistent offensive contributor, a smart defensive centre, and a gritty, hard-nosed, power forward who would check and fight regularly.