Dean Evason

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Dean Evason
Born (1964-08-22) August 22, 1964 (age 59)
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Ice hockey coach, player
Coaching career
Current position Head coach
Current general manager Bill Guerin
Current team Minnesota Wild
Years as a coach 1999–present
Years as an NHL coach 2020–present
Years with current team 2020–present
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Ice hockey career
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
EV Zug
EV Landshut
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 89th overall, 1982
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1983–1999

Dean Clement Evason (born August 22, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Evason was selected by the Washington Capitals in the fifth round (89th overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. Evason was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, but grew up in Brandon, Manitoba.

Playing career

Selected by the Capitals in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, Evason played in the NHL from 1983 to 1996 for the Capitals, Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, and Calgary Flames. He was most successful as a member of the Hartford Whalers, where he compiled career highs with the team with 87 Goals, 165 Assists, for a total of 261 Points. Dean was a 20-goal scorer twice with Hartford, and was well known for his ability to get the puck to other players for goals, while in difficult situations on the ice.

He also played in Switzerland, for the Canadian National Team, and in the German Hockey League before retiring as an active player. In 803 NHL games, playing primarily as a defensive-minded forward, he had 139 goals and 233 assists.

International play

Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Finland

Evason first played for Canada at the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while in the midst of a terrific campaign for the Kamloops Junior Oilers. His selection to the squad was somewhat of a surprise,[1] but he proved to be a productive player, recording six goals and nine points in seven games for the fourth-place Canadian squad.[1] The Canadians narrowly missed out on a medal to the third-place Czechoslovakian team, losing 6-4 in their match against them that decided the medals. It would be thirteen additional years before Evason was again selected to represent his country.

His final opportunity occurred in 1997 when Canadian national team coach Andy Murray offered him a spot on the roster and the captaincy in exchange for playing a full season for the national team, which was then together for ten months per year.[2] Evason was the only non-NHL player on the Canadian roster that went on to win their first gold medal at the tournament in three years over Sweden in the finals, scoring two goals and five points in 11 games over the tournament.[3]

Coaching career

Prior to joining the Capitals as an assistant coach, Evason spent many years in the Western Hockey League in various coaching capacities, starting in 1999 as an assistant with the Calgary Hitmen. He then became the head coach of the Kamloops Blazers from 1999 to 2002 and the Vancouver Giants from 2002 to 2004. He returned to the Hitmen for the 2004–05 season as a co-coach.

In 2005, he was hired by the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach. In 2012, he was hired by the Milwaukee Admirals as head coach, where he served for six seasons to become the team's second winningest coach in their history. In 2018, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild as an assistant coach.[4] On February 14, 2020, Evason was named interim head coach of the Wild.[5]

On July 13, 2020, Evason was named the full-time head coach of the Wild. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCJHL 50 20 51 71 39 — — — — —
1980–81 Spokane Chiefs WHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Spokane Chiefs WHL 26 8 14 22 65 — — — — —
1981–82 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 44 21 55 76 47 4 2 1 3 0
1982–83 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 70 71 93 164 102 7 5 7 12 18
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 57 49 88 137 89 17 21 20 41 33
1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 15 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 65 27 49 76 38 8 3 5 8 9
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 55 20 28 48 65 10 1 4 5 10
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 26 9 17 26 29 — — — — —
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 22 37 59 67 5 3 2 5 35
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 77 10 18 28 115 6 1 1 2 2
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 11 17 28 60 4 1 2 3 10
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 78 18 25 43 138 7 2 2 4 22
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 75 6 23 29 170 6 0 4 4 29
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 11 15 26 99 — — — — —
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 84 12 19 31 132 — — — — —
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 80 11 33 44 66 9 0 2 2 12
1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 47 8 7 15 48 5 1 2 3 12
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 67 7 7 14 38 3 0 1 1 0
1996–97 EV Zug NLA 3 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 4
1997–98 EV Landshut DEL 42 8 22 30 38 6 0 3 3 18
1998–99 EV Landshut DEL 45 13 25 38 76 3 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 803 139 233 372 1,000 55 9 20 29 132

Coaching record

NHL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts G W L Win% Result
MIN 2019–20double-dagger 12 8 4 0 (16) 4 1 3 .250 Lost Qualifying Round (VAN)
Total 16 8 4 0 4 1 3 .250 1 playoff appearance

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Gare, ed. Hockey Canada: Thirty Years of Going for Gold at the World Juniors. Toronto ON: Penguin Group (Canada), 2011. 18-21. Print.
  2. ↑ Joyce, Gare, ed. Hockey Canada: Thirty Years of Going for Gold at the World Juniors. Toronto ON: Penguin Group (Canada), 2011. 18-21. Print.
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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the Minnesota Wild
2020–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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