Columbus Blue Jackets make a key move to strengthen the offense under head coach Dean Evason ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season.

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 ...

With one season under his belt, Evason proved to be the right choice. The Blue Jackets won 13 more games and added 23 points in the standings from 2023-24, coming one victory away from a return to ...

Dean Evason on CBJ opener vs. Minnesota Wild The Blue Jackets will open the 2024-25 season against the Minnesota Wild, Evason's former team. And it's a game he has circled on his calendar.

Dean Evason sitdown: How Wild firing went down, why he’s ready to move on — ‘what do I need time off for?’ By Michael Russo Nov. 29, 2023 Updated Dec. 1, 2023 ...

Dean Evason (David Berding / Getty Images) But it’s not just talk for Evason. It’s how he built a 13-year NHL career and what he learned and embodied in his formative years in Kamloops, both ...

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 ...

sports Stars. Wild’s Dean Evason cites ‘whining’ when discussing Faksa-Foligno collision vs. Stars Evason said the hit from Marcus Foligno on Radek Faksa was not worthy of a penalty.

Dean Evason served 1,002 minutes in the penalty box during a 13-year NHL career that spanned 803 games. Suffice to say his rap sheet wasn't all hooking and tripping infractions.

Dean Evason, center top, struggled in the playoffs as head coach of the Wild, going 8-15 and never getting out of the first round in four postseason appearances. AP.

Dean Evason is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player, and the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, as of January 2025.He was appointed on July 22, 2024, after previously coaching the ...