Dave Nonis

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David M. Nonis (born May 25, 1966, Burnaby, British Columbia) is a former Canadian ice hockey player, as well as a former general manager and executive of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks.

1 Playing career
2 Executive career
3 Family
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Playing career

Nonis played NCAA College Hockey in the United States at the University of Maine, collecting 2 goals and 4 points in 153 games from 1984 through 1988. Nonis spent his final two years for the Bears as team captain, leading the University of Maine team to back to back NCAA championship tournaments. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988. Following this, Nonis played a year of professional hockey in Denmark and in 1989 returned to the University of Maine as an assistant coach.

[edit] Executive career

Nonis replaced Brian Burke as the Vancouver Canucks' general manager in 2004. Prior to being GM for the Canucks, he spent six years 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 Roberto Luongo from the Florida Panthers at the conclusion of his first season as GM. However, he failed to make any more notable transactions for the remainder of his tenure.

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.^[1]

[edit] Family

David is currently residing in Point Roberts married to his wife, Susan, with whom he has one son, Nicholas. He is also the cousin of sportscaster Darren Dreger of TSN.^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[citation needed]}