John Dunham

John M. Dunham is a retired lawyer and ice hockey coach who previously led the men's program at Trinity College for 37 years.[1]

John Dunham
Biographical details
Alma materBrown University
UConn
Playing career
1961–1964Brown
Position(s)Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–2007Trinity
2009–PresentAvon Old Farms (volunteer)
2011Trinity (interim)
Head coaching record
Overall441–306–34 (.586)
Tournaments1–2 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1985 ECAC 3 Champion
1986 ECAC South Division Champion
1986 ECAC South Tournament Champion
1986 ECAC North/South Tournament Champion
1987 ECAC South Division Champion
1987 ECAC North/South Champion
1987 ECAC South Tournament Champion
1987 ECAC North/South Tournament Champion
1988 ECAC South Division Champion
1988 ECAC North/South Champion
1988 ECAC South Tournament Champion
1988 ECAC North/South Tournament Champion
1991 ECAC South Tournament Champion
1991 ECAC North/South Tournament Champion
2003 NESCAC Tournament Champion
2005 NESCAC Champion

Career

After graduating from the Taft School in 1960, Dunham began attending Brown University in the fall of 1960. After a year with the freshman team, he began playing for the varsity squad and helped the Bears produce winning records in his junior and senior seasons.[2] Dunham graduated from Brown in 1965 with a degree in history and then matriculated to the University of Connecticut where he earned a JD in 1969.

Dunham was enticed back to hockey when Trinity College brought him in as the head coach for their club team. Four years later, Dunham was able to convince the school's administration to promote the program to varsity status. Dunham swiftly made the Bantams competitive in their conference but, beginning in 1980, the team flagged and moved into the middle of the pack. In 1985 he brought about a stark revival of the program and had the Bantams at the top of their league for the remainder of the decade.

In 1991, after 4 conference titles in 6 years, Dunham got his team to move from ECAC North/South, the conference with the lowest reputation at the Division III level, into ECAC East. Unsurprisingly, the change to a stronger league caused the Bantams' record to decline but the team slowly progressed throughout the 1990s. In 1999, the NESCAC, Trinity's primary conference, began sponsoring ice hockey with Trinity joining in the new conference. After a poor start, The Bantams became one of the top teams under Dunham's leadership and won the conference championship in 2003, earning them their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Two years later, the team made the Frozen Four.

Dunham retired as the team's coach in 2007, having led any of Trinity's athletic programs for the longest duration.[3] In his retirement, Dunham couldn't stay inactive for long and began volunteering as a coach for Avon Old Farms, a College-preparatory school near his home in West Hartford, Connecticut. In 2011, Dunham agreed to serve as the interim head coach for Trinity after the sudden resignation of David Cataruzolo.[4] He remained in charge for three months, allowing the school to bring in Matthew Greason as the program's third head coach just prior to the start of the season.

Dunham was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]

Head Coaching Record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Trinity Bantams (ECAC 3) (1974–1985)
1974–75 Trinity 9–8–08–4–0T–5th
1975–76 Trinity 5–14–13–7–112th
1976–77 Trinity 12–10–010–4–05thECAC 3 Semifinals
1977–78 Trinity 12–9–010–5–0T–5thECAC 3 Runner-Up
1978–79 Trinity 16–6–014–3–04thECAC 3 Runner-Up
1979–80 Trinity 9–11–08–6–09th
1980–81 Trinity 7–14–06–10–018th
1981–82 Trinity 10–10–19–6–18th
1982–83 Trinity 10–11–110–5–09th
1983–84 Trinity 11–11–19–6–113th
1984–85 Trinity 16–8–014–2–01stECAC 3 Runner-Up
Trinity: 117–112–4101–58–3
Trinity Bantams (ECAC North/South) (1985–1991)
1985–86 Trinity 22–5–015–1–0T–2ndECAC North/South Champion
1986–87 Trinity 24–1–017–0–01stECAC North/South Champion
1987–88 Trinity 22–4–018–0–0T–1stECAC North/South Champion
1988–89 Trinity 19–7–012–5–07thECAC South Division Runner-Up
1989–90 Trinity 18–7–016–3–02ndECAC South Division Runner-Up
1990–91 Trinity 17–8–113–3–15thECAC North/South Champion
Trinity: 122–32–191–12–1
Trinity Bantams (ECAC East) (1991–1998)
1991–92 Trinity 10–10–44–9–213th
1992–93 Trinity 8–13–24–13–214th
1993–94 Trinity 8–13–25–10–2T–12th
1994–95 Trinity 14–8–29–6–2T–7th
1995–96 Trinity 8–12–27–11–113th
1996–97 Trinity 11–13–09–10–011thECAC East First Round
1997–98 Trinity 11–11–29–8–2T–10thECAC East First Round
1998–99 Trinity 14–11–011–6–0T–5thECAC East Semifinals
Trinity: 84–91–1458–73–11
Trinity Bantams (NESCAC) (1999–2007)
1999–00 Trinity 9–14–06–11–08th
2000–01 Trinity 15–7–212–4–1T–3rdNESCAC Quarterfinals
2001–02 Trinity 17–8–113–5–1T–3rdNESCAC Runner-Up
2002–03 Trinity 19–6–213–3–12ndNCAA Quarterfinals
2003–04 Trinity 16–9–112–5–12ndNESCAC Runner-Up
2004–05 Trinity 21–4–215–2–21stNCAA Frozen Four
2005–06 Trinity 13–10–39–7–35thNESCAC Semifinals
2006–07 Trinity 8–13–46–10–38thNESCAC Quarterfinals
Trinity: 118–71–1586–47–12
Total:441–306–34

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References
  1. "John Dunham". Linked In. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  3. "Trinity's Dunham Retires After 33 Seasons". USCHO.com. March 5, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. "David Cataruzolo Resigns As Trinity Men's Hockey Coach". Hartford Courant. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. "John M. Dunham". Brown Bears. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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