The move comes after the 39-year-old sat out a shootout loss to Dallas.
Spokesperson Lisa LeMaster said in statement that Hicks died peacefully in Dallas surrounded by family.
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Alexander Mogilny, Jennifer Botterill, and Brianna Decker also joined in the player category, while Jack Parker and Danièle Sauvageau were enshrined as builders.
Ruff didn’t provide any further details except to say it’s “pretty serious,” and that the second-year player will miss “significant time.”
Capitals’ Pierre-Luc Dubois expected to miss 3-4 months after surgery for abdominal, adductor issues
The 27-year-old Dubois was coming off a big bounce-back season in 2024-25, when he had 20 goals and 46 assists for a career-high 66 points.
Bridgeman started his NHL career in Philadelphia - coming off its second straight title - and had 23 regular-season goals and six more in a postseason run that ended with a loss to Montreal in the Stanley Cup final.
