We continue Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures with number 16...

Our latest nomination into the Top 40 is Mike Dunham!

Dunham is a native of Endwell and began playing Ice Hockey in the Southern Tier Hockey Association where he played seven years as a Junior Whaler.

Mike had the pleasure of instruction from pro players and coaches when the AHL's Whalers were in town and by the age of 15 years old, Dunham left the Southern Tier to attend the Canterbury School, a prep school, in New Milford, Connecticut.

Dunham was drafted in the third round of the NHL draft in 1990 after three years in Canterbury and earning an All-New England first-team nod.

Dunham played three years for the University of Maine and led the Black Bears to one of the best college seasons of all time when they went 42-1-2 and won the National Championship!

 Mike spent parts of three seasons in the AHL with the Albany River Rats, even winning the Calder Cup in 1995 before getting the call-up with the New Jersey Devils.

Dunham allowed just 2.55 goals per game with a .906 save percentage in his first season, earning a share of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Dunham was selected in the 1998 Expansion Draft by the Nashville Predators where he played in 40-plus games for four straight years. 

Dunham played in parts of 10 NHL seasons, suiting up for 394 career games, allowing 2.74 goals per game and a .908 save percentage. 

Along the way, Dunham participated in three Winter Olympics, winning a Silver Medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.

Dunham now serves as the Boston Bruins Goaltender Development Coach.

For being the most successful NHL player from the Southern Tier, playing 10 years in the league, winning a National Championship in college then a Silver Medal with Team USA in the Olympics, all while being an Endwell native, Mike Dunham comes in at number 16 on Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time.