Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham
Dunham in 2016
Born	(1972-06-01) June 1, 1972 (age 52) Johnson City, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators New York Rangers Atlanta Thrashers New York Islanders
National team	United States
NHL draft	53rd overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	1993–2007

Michael Francis Dunham (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Dunham is the Boston Bruins goalie development coach, and the former head goaltending coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Dunham attended Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut, a Catholic boarding school, where he was an All-New England 1st Team Goalie under legendary prep school coach Charlie Huntington. Dunham played college hockey for the University of Maine, where he shared the goaltending duties with Garth Snow. The team won the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in Dunham's final season, 1992–93.

Dunham was drafted in the third round (53rd overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He won the Calder Cup in 1995 with the Albany River Rats. He was co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy with Martin Brodeur for the 1996–97 NHL season. During the 1998 NHL expansion draft, Dunham was selected by the Nashville Predators, with whom he played four seasons, sharing the starting role with Tomáš Vokoun. He also played for the New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers, and New York Islanders. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, helping the United States win the silver medal. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Dunham played with Skellefteå AIK in Sweden.

Coaching

On September 10, 2007, Dunham was named goaltending coach of the New York Islanders. ^[1] The move ended his 11-year NHL playing career. He left the Islanders in July 2017 after 10 years to become the Boston Bruins goalie development coach in August 2017. ^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season											Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1987–88	Canterbury School	High-CT		29	—	—	—	—	1740	69	4	2.38	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Canterbury School	High-CT		25	—	—	—	—	1500	63	2	2.52	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Canterbury School	High-CT		32	—	—	—	—	1558	68	3	2.62	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	University of Maine	HE		23	14	5	2	—	1275	63	0	2.96	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	University of Maine	HE		7	6	0	0	—	382	14	1	2.20	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	United States	Intl		3	0	1	1	—	157	10	0	3.82	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Maine	HE		25	21	1	1	—	1429	63	0	2.65	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	United States	Intl		33	22	9	2	—	1983	125	2	3.78	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Albany River Rats	AHL		5	2	2	1	—	304	26	0	5.13	.858		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL		35	20	7	8	—	2120	99	1	2.80	.898		7	6	1	419	20	1	2.86	—
1995–96	Albany River Rats	AHL		44	30	10	2	—	2592	109	1	2.52	.908		3	1	2	182	5	1	1.65	—
1996–97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		26	8	7	1	—	1013	43	2	2.55	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Albany River Rats	AHL		3	1	1	1	—	184	12	0	3.91	.871		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		15	5	5	3	—	773	29	1	2.25	.913		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Nashville Predators	NHL		44	16	23	3	—	2472	127	1	3.08	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Nashville Predators	NHL		52	19	27	6	—	3077	146	0	2.85	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		1	1	0	0	—	60	1	0	1.00	.933		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Nashville Predators	NHL		48	21	21	4	—	2810	107	4	2.28	.923		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		58	23	24	9	—	3316	144	3	2.61	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		15	2	9	2	—	819	43	0	3.15	.892		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		43	19	17	5	—	2467	94	5	2.29	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL		57	16	30	6	—	3148	159	2	3.03	.896		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Skellefteå AIK	Allsv		13	—	—	—	—	726	36	4	2.98	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		17	8	5	—	2	779	36	1	2.77	.893		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL		2	2	0	—	0	120	5	0	2.50	.861		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		19	4	10	—	3	979	61	0	3.74	.889		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				394	141	178	39	5	21,653	989	19	2.74	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

International

Medal record
Representing   United States
Winter Olympics
	2002 Salt Lake City
World Championships
	2004 Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
	1992 Germany

Year	Team	Event		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1991	United States	WJC		3	1	2	0	180	11	0	3.67	—
1992	United States	WJC		6	5	0	1	360	14	—	2.33	—
1992	United States	WC		3	0	1	0	107	7	0	3.93	—
1993	United States	WC		1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00	—
1994	United States	OG		3	0	1	2	180	15	0	5.00	.826
1998	United States	WC		2	0	1	0	40	4	0	6.00	—
2002	United States	OG		1	1	0	0	60	0	1	0.00	1.000
2004	United States	WC		4	1	3	0	237	10	0	2.53	.915
Junior totals				9	6	2	1	540	25	0	2.78	—
Senior totals				14	3	6	2	684	37	1	3.25	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East First Team	1992–93
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1992–93
Calder Cup Champion (Albany River Rats)	1994-95

• Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame. Inducted Friday March 13, 2009 (w/Glenn Merkosky)

References

1. "Mike Dunham, Goaltending Coach - New York Islanders - Coaching Staff". Islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
2. Haggerty, Joe (August 10, 2017). "Boston Bruins fill a longtime need with goalie development coach". NBC Sports Boston. NBC Sports . Retrieved August 4, 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Mike Dunham at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Byron Dafoe and Olaf Kölzig	Winner of the Hap Holmes Memorial Award 1994–95 (w/Corey Schwab)	Succeeded by Manny Legace and Scott Langkow
Preceded by Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon	Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy 1996–97 (w/Martin Brodeur)	Succeeded by Martin Brodeur