American ice hockey player (born 1972)
Ice hockey player
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
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
- Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame. Inducted Friday March 13, 2009 (w/Glenn Merkosky)
References
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