Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham
Born	(1972-06-01) June 1, 1972 Johnson City, NY, USA
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

Michael Francis "Mike" Dunham (born June 1, 1972 in Johnson City, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the goaltending coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Dunham attended the all-boys 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 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.

On September 10, 2007, Dunham was named goaltending coach of the New York Islanders.^[1] The move ended his 10-year NHL playing career.

Award	Year
All-Hockey East First Team	1992–93
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1992–93

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Byron Dafoe and Olaf Kölzig	Winner of the Hap Holmes Memorial Award 1994–95 (w/Corey Schwab)	Succeeded by Manny Legace and Scott Langkow
Preceded by Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon	Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy 1996–97 (w/Martin Brodeur)	Succeeded by Martin Brodeur

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