# Mike Dunham

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**Michael Francis Dunham** (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/Goaltender). Dunham is the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) goalie development coach, and the former head goaltending coach for the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL).

## Playing career

Dunham attended Maine-Endwell High School for one year before transferring to [Canterbury School](/source/Canterbury_School_(Connecticut)) in [New Milford, Connecticut](/source/New_Milford,_Connecticut),[1] a Catholic boarding school, where he was an All-[New England](/source/New_England) 1st Team Goalie under legendary prep school coach Charlie Huntington. Dunham played college hockey for the [University of Maine](/source/University_of_Maine), where he shared the goaltending duties with [Garth Snow](/source/Garth_Snow). The team won the [NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship](/source/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](/source/1990_NHL_entry_draft) by the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils). He won the Calder Cup in 1995 with the [Albany River Rats](/source/Albany_River_Rats). He was co-winner of the [William M. Jennings Trophy](/source/William_M._Jennings_Trophy) with [Martin Brodeur](/source/Martin_Brodeur) for the [1996–97 NHL season](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season). During the [1998 NHL expansion draft](/source/1998_NHL_expansion_draft), Dunham was selected by the [Nashville Predators](/source/Nashville_Predators), with whom he played four seasons, sharing the starting role with [Tomáš Vokoun](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Vokoun). He also played for the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers), [Atlanta Thrashers](/source/Atlanta_Thrashers), and [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders). He participated in the [2002 Winter Olympic Games](/source/Ice_hockey_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics), helping the [United States](/source/United_States) win the silver medal. During the [2004–05 NHL lockout](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout), Dunham played with [Skellefteå AIK](/source/Skellefte%C3%A5_AIK) in [Sweden](/source/Sweden).

## Coaching

On September 10, 2007, Dunham was named goaltending coach of the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders).[2] 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.[3]

## 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

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. Kelly, Paul (5 August 1988). ["Best of 2 worlds for Endwell goalie"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-best-of-2-worlds/190989915/). *[Press and Sun-Bulletin](/source/Press_and_Sun-Bulletin)*. p. 17. Retrieved 10 February 2026.

1. ["Mike Dunham, Goaltending Coach - New York Islanders - Coaching Staff"](http://islanders.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43586). Islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

1. Haggerty, Joe (10 August 2017). ["Boston Bruins fill a longtime need with goalie development coach"](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/boston-bruins/bruins-fill-longtime-need-goalie-development-coach). *NBC Sports Boston*. [NBC Sports](/source/NBC_Sports). Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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