The Toronto Maple Leafs have brought a familiar face back into their organization.

According to Damien Cox, the Maple Leafs have added D.J. Smith to their coaching staff on a four-year deal. Smith spent five-plus seasons in the Maple Leafs system as a defenceman during the 1990s and early 2000s before he became an accomplished coach with the Oshawa Generals. He played a total of 11 NHL games with Toronto.

Smith led the Generals to the Memorial Cup this past May and was named the OHL’s coach of the year in 2013-14. Prior to joining the Generals in 2012-13, Smith was an assistant with the Windsor Spitfires, winning two Memorial Cup titles.

The Maple Leafs have made several important hires from the Ontario Hockey League, such as interim co-GM Mark Hunter, interim co-GM Kyle Dubas, and the Toronto Marlies’ new head coach Sheldon Keefe, since Brendan Shanahan took over as team president.