David M. Nonis (born May 25, 1966) is a

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former

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. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the

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(NHL) and serves as a consultant to the team's general manager.

Playing career

Growing up in

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, B.C., Nonis played

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with the Burnaby Bluehawks of the

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in 1982–83. He then began collegiate hockey in the

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at the

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, playing 153 games from 1984 through 1988. Nonis spent his final two years for the Bears as

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, leading Maine to back-to-back NCAA championship tournaments. After completing his

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in 1988, Nonis played a year of professional hockey for Aalborg (AaB) in the Danish Hockey League. In 1989, he returned to the University of Maine as an assistant coach for one season.

Executive career

Nonis replaced Brian Burke as the

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' general manager in 2004. At 37 years old, he was the youngest general manager in team history. Prior to being GM for the Canucks, he spent six years working closely with Burke as senior vice-president and director of hockey operations for the franchise. In three seasons as general manager, his most significant transaction was trading for superstar goaltender

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from the Florida Panthers at the conclusion of his first season as GM. Upon the completion of the 2007–08 season, the Canucks missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons; subsequently, on April 14, 2008, Nonis was relieved of his duties as general manager of the Canucks. Two months later, on June 21, 2008, Nonis was hired as senior advisor of hockey operations for the Anaheim Ducks, reuniting with longtime boss Brian Burke, who had been General Manager of the Ducks since 2005. On December 4, 2008, Nonis accepted the position of senior vice-president and director of hockey operations of the

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. Nonis accepted the post and it marked the third time he served under Brian Burke. On May 10, 2010 he signed an extension to keep his position through the 2011-12 season. On January 9, 2013, Nonis was named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after Burke was relieved of his duties. Under Nonis, the Maple Leafs made the 2013 playoffs for the first time since 2004. However, after two disappointing seasons, Nonis was relieved of his duties on April 12, 2015, one day after the 2014-15 regular season ended, along with head coach Peter Horachek, assistant coaches Steve Spott and Chris Denis, and

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coach Rick St. Croix. On July 3, 2015, the Anaheim Ducks announced they had hired Nonis as a special assignment scout and a consultant to the team's general manager, Bob Murray.

Personal life

David is married to Susan, with whom he has one son, Nicholas. He has two brothers and a sister and is also a second cousin of sportscaster

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of TSN.

References

External links

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Toronto Maple Leafs bio
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