The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday announced that Dean Evason will be the team's new head coach.Evason has agreed to a multi-year contract and will be introduc
The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday announced that Dean Evason will be the team's new head coach . He's agreed to a multi-year contract and will be introduced during a news conference at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Evason has agreed to a multi-year contract and will be introduced during a news conference at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old amassed a 147-77-27 record in 251 games over parts of five seasons as head coach of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. He was named the club’s interim head coach on Feb. 14, 2020, was elevated to head coach on July 13, 2020, and held the position through Nov. 27, 2023. His .
Evason was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the NHL’s Coach of the Year, in 2020-21 and finished fourth in voting for the award in 2021-22. He led the Wild to appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of his first four seasons behind the bench, at a time when the Blue Jackets have missed the playoffs the last four seasons.
“Dean Evason brings to coaching what he brought as a player – passion, hard work and tenacity – and I couldn’t be happier that he will serve as the next head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets,” Blue Jackets President and General Manager Don Waddell said in a statement.
Added Evason: "I am incredibly proud and honored to be named the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and appreciate very much the opportunity that Don, the McConnell family and Mike Priest have extended to me. There is a great core and a lot of young talent on this team. I am really looking forward to working with this group and helping us become a team that plays extremely hard and competes at the highest level.
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