Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham
Dunham in 2016
Born (1972-06-01) June 1, 1972
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
PositionGoaltender
Caught Left
Played forNew Jersey DevilsNashville PredatorsNew York RangersAtlanta ThrashersNew York Islanders
National team United States
NHL draft 53rd overall, 1990New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1993–2007

Michael Francis Dunham (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockeygoaltender. 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeam League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SOGAASV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1987–88 Canterbury SchoolHigh-CT29 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
1990–91University of MaineHE23 14 5 2 1275 63 0 2.96
1991–92University of Maine HE 7 6 0 0 382 14 1 2.20
1991–92 United StatesIntl 3 0 1 1 157 10 0 3.82
1992–93University 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
1993–94Albany River RatsAHL5 2 2 1 304 26 0 5.13 .858
1994–95Albany River Rats AHL 35 20 7 8 2120 99 1 2.80 .898 7 6 1 419 20 1 2.86
1995–96Albany River Rats AHL 44 30 10 2 2592 109 1 2.52 .908 3 1 2 182 5 1 1.65
1996–97New Jersey DevilsNHL26 8 7 1 1013 43 2 2.55 .906
1996–97Albany River Rats AHL 3 1 1 1 184 12 0 3.91 .871
1997–98New Jersey Devils NHL 15 5 5 3 773 29 1 2.25 .913
1998–99Nashville PredatorsNHL 44 16 23 3 2472 127 1 3.08 .908
1999–2000Nashville Predators NHL 52 19 27 6 3077 146 0 2.85 .908
1999–2000Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .933
2000–01Nashville Predators NHL 48 21 21 4 2810 107 4 2.28 .923
2001–02Nashville Predators NHL 58 23 24 9 3316 144 3 2.61 .906
2002–03Nashville Predators NHL 15 2 9 2 819 43 0 3.15 .892
2002–03 New York RangersNHL 43 19 17 5 2467 94 5 2.29 .924
2003–04New York Rangers NHL 57 16 30 6 3148 159 2 3.03 .896
2004–05Skellefteå AIKAllsv13 726 36 4 2.98
2005–06Atlanta ThrashersNHL 17 8 5 2 779 36 1 2.77 .893
2005–06Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL2 2 0 0 120 5 0 2.50 .861
2006–07New York IslandersNHL 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
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2004 Czech Republic
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1992 Germany
Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1991United StatesWJC3 1 2 0 180 11 0 3.67
1992United States WJC 6 5 0 1 360 14 2.33
1992United StatesWC3 0 1 0 107 7 0 3.93
1993United States WC 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00
1994United States OG3 0 1 2 180 15 0 5.00 .826
1998United States WC 2 0 1 0 40 4 0 6.00
2002United States OG 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 1.000
2004United 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 EastFirst Team1992–93
AHCAEast First-Team All-American1992–93
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.