Bridges: A Family History

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The last name "Bridges" has surfaced the VHLM, VHLE, and VHL multiple times. Many know of certain players from the family, but not all. Today, were gonna dive deep into the family history and explore what has made such a confusing timeline for this squad.

 

It all started with Alex Bridges, in S69. He was the first of his generation to ever touch the ice, and boy was he good. Bridges tore up the VHLM playing 3 seasons, 198 games, and racking up 239 points. That makes out to be 1.2 PPG throughout all 3 seasons combined. He was drafted to the VHL at the #19 spot, by Seattle. Before he even got a second on VHL ice, he was traded from Seattle, to HC Davos. His first year with Davos, he had 26 points in 72 games. Up to this point, he was a forward. Following the underwhelming season, he made a switch to defense. At the same time, brand new expansion team - the Warsaw Predators - took him in the expansion draft. Bridges had been on 3 VHL teams with only 1 season under his belt. With all the pressure, he did not disappoint. Alex had his peak year his sophomore season, with 86 points in 72 games as a defenseman. Alex would then play half a season with Warsaw, tallying 35 points in 37 games, get traded to Calgary, put up 20 points in 35 games, and get buried on their depth chart. Bridges would play one more season with Calgary - tallying only 32 points in 72 games, while winning the Victory cup. He then hung up the skates.

His son, Alex Bridges II, would play only one season of professional hockey. He had a brief stint with the Yukon Rush in S77. He played all 72 games, and had a measly 27 points. He gave up before it even started.

Then came along Alex Bridges III. Determined by his grandfathers legacy, he wanted to prove his worth. He would play 2 seasons in the VHLM with Halifax and Philadelphia. In these 2 seasons, he averaged .83 PPG with 96 points in 116 games. He got drafted 35th overall to the VHLE, where he played for Stockton for 3 seasons. In these 3 seasons, he gathered up 192 points in 216 games. This amounts to around .89 PPG. He was then drafted 41st overall in the VHL draft, where he would only play 2 seasons. He would have 21 points in 72 games his first season, and 22 in 72 the next. His VHL career never quite took off like his grandfathers did, yet was also short lived.

We now have Alex Bridges IV, who is currently the most talented prospect out of this family we have seen, with the most potential by far. He is currently a VHLM free agent waiting to play his first game, yet is top 10 in his draft class. How will he pan out?

We also can see that there was relatives of the famous Alex Bridges family chain that had short lived VHLM careers.

Drew Bridges, brother of the original Alex Bridges, played one season for Mexico City in S72, getting 3 points in 72 games.

Blake Bridges, cousin to Alex Bridges and Drew Bridges, also played in S72. He was more successful then Drew, where he played 3 seasons in the VHLM - for Saskatoon and Mexico City. He would play 216 games, and gather up 122 points, for about .56 PPG during his career.

Overall, the Bridges family legacy has been quite average, yet a young, dangerous, talented prospect is on the rise for the family, hoping to revive the family legacy, once and for all.

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[Banackock 8,119]

Beautiful. 

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49 minutes ago, Banackock said:

Beautiful. 

Except the part where you traded me.