That was Recchi’s idol: Dean Evason. “He was the guy,” Recchi ... and a lookalike to “The Office” character Creed Bratton. Some fans in Minnesota roll their eyes when he talks about ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets are set to kick off their season Wednesday night against the Minnesota Wild, marking a significant homecoming for their new head coach, Dean Evason. Evason, who ...

The Blue Jackets are hiring former Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason as their next coach, they announced in a Monday afternoon release. “Dean Evason brings to coaching what he brought as a player ...

Former Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason was named as the 11th coach in the Blue Jackets' 24-year history. Specific terms for Evason's deal were not made public. The Blue Jackets will open the 2024 ...

Dean Evason’s return to Xcel Energy Center was not a long time coming. The former Wild head coach, let go in late November after a 5-10-2 start, was in St. Paul on Thursday as head coach of the ...

Bill Guerin became the Wild's GM in 2019 and now has completed the exacta: He fired Bruce Boudreau with 25 games remaining in the 2019-20 regular season, and he fired Dean Evason on Monday ...

Coach Dean Evason, who was hired Monday, has been charged by general manager Don Waddell to bring passion and structure to the Jackets’ young but talented roster. “I don’t know exactly what ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Dean Evason as coach on Monday, filling the NHL’s final vacancy two months before training camps open. Evason, 59, will be Columbus’ third coach in as many ...

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods on Monday amid a disappointing start and a seven-game losing streak. The Wild later announced that former Nashville Predators and ...

Darren Dreger has said today that Columbus Blue Jackets Head Coach Dean Evason will be chosen to coach Team Canada at the Men's World Hockey Championships in Sweden and Denmark next month.