Mike Dunham
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).
| Mike Dunham | |||
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| Dunham in 2016 | |||
| Born | June 1, 1972 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 | ||
Playing career edit
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.
He was drafted in the 3rd 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 also won the William M. Jennings Trophy with Martin Brodeur after the 1996–97 NHL season. During the 1998 expansion draft, Mike Dunham was selected by the Nashville Predators where he played four seasons splitting 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 NHL lockout 2004-05, Dunham played with Skellefteå AIK in Sweden to make a team boost for the end of season. Dunham has a career record of 141–178–39–5, with a 2.74 goals against average, 90.8% save percentage, and 19 shutouts.
Coaching edit
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 edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)