Jason Dunham (ice hockey player)

Jason Dunham
Date of birth	March 21, 1970
place of birth	Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size	178 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	Left wing
number	# 10
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1993-1995	EV Dingolfing
1995-1996	TEV Miesbach
1996-1997	ERSC Amberg
1997-1998	Harzer Wolves Braunlage
1998-2001	Crocodiles Hamburg
2001-2002	Straubing Tigers
2002-2003	Frankfurt Lions
2003-2004	Heilbronn falcon
2004-2009	Straubing Tigers

Jason Dunham (born March 21, 1970 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former Canadian - German ice hockey player who played for the Straubing Tigers from the German Ice Hockey League until 2009 . He is currently the sports director of Niederbayern.

Career

Dunham already played ice hockey successfully as a teenager, but planned to take over his father's real estate business after graduating. However, the winger came to Germany through an offer and started a career as a professional ice hockey player. From 1993 to 1995 Dunham played for EV Dingolfing in the Regionalliga , which and its successor, the "2. League". The winger then moved to TEV Miesbach in the 1st League South . In the 1996/97 season, the left shooter was on the ice for ERSC Amberg in the 2nd division south , and a year later for the Braunlager EHC in the 1st division north .

From 1998 to 2001 the Canadian played for the Crocodiles Hamburg , initially in the second-highest German division, after relegation in the 1999/00 season in the league. In 2001 the attacker, who meanwhile also had German citizenship , joined the Straubing Tigers in the 2nd Bundesliga . With strong performances Dunham recommended himself in the following period for the German Ice Hockey League and hired for the 2002/03 season with the Frankfurt Lions . After a disappointing season with only two scorer points in 50 games, the winger returned to the 2nd Bundesliga and signed a contract with Heilbronner EC . Since the 2004/05 season Jason Dunham was again active for the Straubing Tigers, initially in the 2nd Bundesliga, after promotion in 2006 in the DEL. After the 2008/09 season , the German-Canadian ended his active career with the Lower Bavarians, but stayed with the club and took over the post of co-trainer and team manager from 2009 to 2011. In May 2011, Dunham succeeded Jürgen Pfundtner as sporting director of the Straubing Tigers. The contract was extended in February 2018 for a further three years until the end of the 2020/21 season.

Dunham is married and lives in Aschach .

Career statistics

				Regular season						Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	A.	Pt	SM		Sp	T	A.	Pt	SM
1993/94	EV Dingolfing	RL		43	54	53	107			-	-	-	-	-
1994/95	EV Dingolfing	RL		43	83	62	145			-	-	-	-	-
1995/96	TEV Miesbach	OIL		38	32	36	68	115		-	-	-	-	-
1996/97	ERSC Amberg	RL		49	51	65	116	111		-	-	-	-	-
1997/98	Harzer Wolves Braunlage	OIL		53	40	64	104	135		-	-	-	-	-
1998/99	Crocodiles Hamburg	2nd BL		30th	18th	21st	39	44		-	-	-	-	-
1999/00	Crocodiles Hamburg	2nd BL		26th	3	8th	11	55		-	-	-	-	-
2000/01	Crocodiles Hamburg	OIL		38	25th	38	63	119		-	-	-	-	-
2001/02	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL		53	20th	38	58	76		-	-	-	-	-
2002/03	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		50	1	1	2	28		-	-	-	-	-
2003/04	Heilbronn falcon	2nd BL		36	16	18th	34	83		-	-	-	-	-
2004/05	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL		43	8th	17th	25th	83		12	3	1	4th	39
2005/06	Straubing Tigers	2nd BL		43	11	14th	25th	107		15th	5	7th	12	18th
2006/07	Straubing Tigers	DEL		44	9	14th	23	75		-	-	-	-	-
2007/08	Straubing Tigers	DEL		55	6th	11	17th	54		-	-	-	-	-
2008/09	Straubing Tigers	DEL		52	6th	13	19th	48		-	-	-	-	-
Regionalliga overall				135	188	180	368	111
Oberliga overall				129	97	138	235	369
2. Bundesliga overall				231	76	116	192	448		27	8th	8th	16	57
DEL total				201	22nd	39	61	205		-	-	-	-	-

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Jason Dunham at eurohockey.com
• Jason Dunham at hockeydb.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ tigershockey.de: Contract signed - Jason Dunham changes to the coaching staff
2. ↑ tigershockey.de: Change in the sports management of the Straubing Tigers
3. ↑ The world: [1]
4. ^ Association website of SV Raigering