As expected, Dave Nonis is staying with the Toronto Maple Leafs front office.

The club announced on Tuesday that their senior vice-president of hockey operations and general manager of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, has signed a new contract will run through the 2011-12 season.

The 43-year old Nonis joined the Maple Leafs' management team on December 6, 2008. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs, he was the Anaheim Ducks' senior advisor of hockey operations.

The native of Burnaby, British Columbia was senior vice-president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks for four years (2004 to 2008). He joined the Canucks in 1998 as senior vice-president, director of hockey operations after serving four seasons as the National Hockey League's manager of hockey operations.

Nonis was one executive that was in the running to take over the GM's role in Tampa Bay.