Dean Evason

Dean Clement Evason (born August 22, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the 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.

Dean Evason
Evason in 2012
Born (1964-08-22) August 22, 1964
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
EV Zug
EV Landshut
Current NHL coach Minnesota Wild
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 89th overall, 1982
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1983–1999
Coaching career 1999–present

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 and 165 assists for a total of 261 points. Evason was a 20-goal scorer twice with Hartford, and was well known for his ability to get the puck to other players for goals during difficult situations on the ice.

Evason 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. 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 World Championships in three years, beating Sweden in the finals, while scoring two goals and adding three assists during 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, the Wild dropped the "interim" tag from Evason's title and named him the fifth full-time head coach in franchise history.[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 5020517139 —————
1980–81 Spokane Chiefs WHL 31120 —————
1981–82 Spokane Chiefs WHL 268142265 —————
1981–82 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 4421557647 42130
1982–83 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 707193164102 7571218
1983–84 Kamloops Junior Oilers WHL 57498813789 1721204133
1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 20000 —————
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 153472 —————
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 20000 —————
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 6527497638 83589
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 5520284865 1014510
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 269172629 —————
1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 8022375967 532535
1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 77101828115 61122
1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 6711172860 412310
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 78182543138 722422
1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 7562329170 604429
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 7411152699 —————
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 84121931132 —————
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 8011334466 902212
1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 47871548 512312
1995–96 Calgary Flames NHL 67771438 30110
1996–97 EV Zug NLA 30112 40224
1997–98 EV Landshut DEL 428223038 603318
1998–99 EV Landshut DEL 4513253876 30112
NHL totals 803 139 233 372 1,000 55 9 20 29 132

WHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLSOLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
KAM1999–00 72363051784th in West04.000Lost in First Round (SEA)
KAM2000–01 72352872793rd in West04.000Lost in First Round (SPK)
KAM2001–02 72382554851st in B.C.04.000Lost in First Round (KEL)
KAM2002–03 72392751842nd in B.C.24.333Lost in First Round (KOO)
KAM2003–04 72342882783rd in B.C.14.200Lost in First Round (VAN)
CGY2004–05 72342396833rd in Central74.636Lost in Second Round (BDN)
Total4322161613916487 1024.2946 playoff appearances

AHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLSOLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
MIL2012–13 76412843892nd in Midwest13.250Lost in First Round (TEX)
MIL2013–14 76392467913rd in Midwest03.000Lost in First Round (TOR)
MIL2014–15 76332887815th in Midwest---Did not qualify
MIL2015–16 764823321011st in Central03.000Lost in First Round (GR)
MIL2016–17 76432643953rd in Central03.000Lost in First Round (GR)
MIL2017–18 76383242826th in Central---Did not qualify
Total4562421612924539 112.0774 playoff appearances


NHL
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
MIN2019–20 12*840(16)6th in Central13.250Lost in Qualifying Round (VAN)
MIN2020–21 5635165753rd in West34.429Lost in First Round (VGK)
MIN2021–22 82532271132nd in Central24.333Lost in First Round (STL)
MIN2022–23 824625111033rd in Central24.333Lost in First Round (DAL)
Total2321426723  815.3484 playoff appearances
  • Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019–20 season. Playoffs were played in August 2020 with a different format.

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.
  3. "Elite Prospects - WC Stats 1996-1997".
  4. "Dean Evason Hired by Minnesota Wild as Assistant Coach". OurSportsCentral.com. June 6, 2018.
  5. "Wild names Dean Evason Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. "Wild names Dean Evason full-time head coach". NHL.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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