Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham
Date of birth	June 1, 1972
place of birth	Johnson City , New York , USA
size	188 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1990 , 3rd round, 53rd position New Jersey Devils
Career stations
1990-1993	University of Maine
1993-1996	Albany River Rats
1996-1998	New Jersey Devils
1998-2002	Nashville Predators
2002-2004	New York Rangers
2004-2005	Skellefteå AIK
2005-2006	Atlanta Thrashers
2006-2007	New York Islanders

Michael Francis Dunham (born June 1, 1972 in Johnson City , New York ) is a former American ice hockey goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League .

Career

Mike Dunham was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft (53rd overall). He then played for several years for the University of Maine and in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats , with which he won the Calder Cup . In 1996 he was used for the first time in the National Hockey League and won together with goalkeeper Martin Brodeur the William M. Jennings Trophy for the goalkeeper (s) with the fewest goals. In the summer of 1998 he was transferred to the Nashville Predators , where he was number one himself. In February 2002 he won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics , where he was used.

During the 2002/03 season, he went back to the East Coast when he was transferred to the New York Rangers . During the lockout in the 2004/05 season he played in Sweden for Skellefteå AIK . At the beginning of the 2005/06 season he signed a contract in the National Hockey League with the Atlanta Thrashers , but he missed the play-offs with his team .

After his contract expired, he had several offers. Since he is originally from the state of New York, where his family lives and he had already played for the Devils Rangers and New Jersey, he opted for the offer of the New York Islanders , for whom he the 2006/07 season as a baking up -Goalie denied by Rick DiPietro . If he performed very well at the beginning of the season, he could no longer convince at the end. Especially when he had to take on the role of goalkeeper because DiPietro suffered a concussion, he weakened. He lost five games in a row and conceded 24 goals.

After the season, his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2007, but he remained in the organization of the Islanders and was introduced as goalkeeping coach in September.

Achievements and Awards

1993 Hockey East First All-Star Team 1993 NCAA East First All-American Team 1995 Calder Cup win with the Albany River Rats 1995 Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (together with Corey Schwab )

1995 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (together with Corey Schwab) 1996 AHL All-Star Classic 1996 AHL Second All-Star Team 1997 William M. Jennings Trophy (together with Martin Brodeur )

International

1992 bronze medal at the Junior World Championship 1992 All-Star Team of the Junior World Championship 1992 Best goalkeeper in the Junior World Championship

2002 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games 2004 bronze medal at the world championship

Web links

• Mike Dunham at hockeydb.com (English)
• Mike Dunham at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Mike Dunham at hockeygoalies.org