Evason and the Blue Jackets come to St. Paul for the season opener Thursday. "I can't wait to take it all in," the former Wild coach says.

Dean's our coach now, and we want Dean to win. He came from Minny, you know as a player when you go back to places you played before those games have a little extra meaning. You want to win." ...

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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason will be heading to Europe to coach for his country in the biggest annual international hockey tournament. The team announced ...

“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 ...

Dean Evason plans to make Columbus Blue Jackets more aggressive Evason’s “passion” for coaching isn’t the only similarity to Brind’Amour and the Hurricanes.

And with the first game set to be against Evason’s prior team, the Minnesota Wild, the season opener will be a high priority. “I dislike when ex-coaches say, 'These games mean nothing to me ...

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 ...

The Blue Jackets hired Dean Evason as their head coach, hoping to provide stability and ignite a similar turnaround that J.B. Bickerstaff had with the Cavs.

Here are the highlights of our conversation. So let’s go through Dean Evason’s childhood in the Great North. Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, correct? Yep, born in Flin Flon, Manitoba.