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| 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. 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.
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
- "Mike Dunham, Goaltending Coach - New York Islanders - Coaching Staff". Islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- Haggerty, Joe (10 August 2017). "Boston Bruins fill a longtime need with goalie development coach". NBC Sports Boston. NBC Sports. Retrieved 4 August 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 byByron Dafoe and Olaf Kölzig | Winner of the Hap Holmes Memorial Award 1994–95 (w/Corey Schwab) |
Succeeded byManny Legace and Scott Langkow |
| Preceded byChris Osgood and Mike Vernon | Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy 1996–97 (w/Martin Brodeur) |
Succeeded byMartin Brodeur |
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- American men's ice hockey goaltenders
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Boston Bruins coaches
- Canterbury School (Connecticut) alumni
- Gwinnett Gladiators players
- Ice hockey players from New York (state)
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
- Nashville Predators players
- New Jersey Devils players
- New York Islanders coaches
- New York Islanders players
- New York Rangers players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from Johnson City, New York
- Sportspeople from Broome County, New York
- Skellefteå AIK players
- William M. Jennings Trophy winners
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen