Michael Francis Dunham (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional

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. Dunham is the

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goalie development coach, and the former head goaltending coach for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Dunham attended Canterbury School in

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, a Catholic boarding school, where he was an All-

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1st Team Goalie under legendary prep school coach Charlie Huntington. Dunham played college hockey for the

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, 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

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. He won the Calder Cup in 1995 with the

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. He was co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy with

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for the

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. During the 1998 NHL expansion draft, Dunham was selected by the

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, with whom he played four seasons, sharing the starting role with Tomáš Vokoun. He also played for the

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, and

. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, helping the

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win the silver medal. During the

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, Dunham played with Skellefteå AIK in

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Coaching

On September 10, 2007, Dunham was named goaltending coach of the

. 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

International

Awards and honors

* Binghamton Hockey Hall Of Fame. Inducted Friday March 13, 2009 (w/Glenn Merkosky)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunham, Mike 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