Career
Never drafted, Dunbar had a solid college career at Boston University, where he was a teammate of future National Hockey League star John Cullen. At the conclusion of his collegiate career in 1985 he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks. He would spend two years in Vancouver"s farm system, appearing in a single National Hockey League game for the Canucks during the 1985-1986 season.
Released by the Canucks in 1987, he signed as a free agent with his hometown Boston Bruins.
He spent the next two seasons playing for the Maine Mariners, Boston"s AHL affiliate, and received another one-game callup to the National Hockey League during the 1988-1989 season. After being released by the Bruins, Dunbar moved to Europe, spending a year in Finland before moving to England, where he suffered a career-ending knee injury during the 1990-1991 season.
Following his career, Dunbar moved into coaching, serving as head coach of the Erie Otters of the OHL from 1996-1998, and as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst from 1998–2000. He currently works for the Orr Hockey Group and operates hockey and leadership camps for youth, and also coaches for Winthrop High School.