Evason and his staff – including assistants Scott Ford, Mike Haviland, Steve McCarthy and Jared Boll as well as goalie coach Niklas Backstrom – saw major growth out of the team this season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have a history of players who’ve wanted out of town, including Rick Nash, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrik Laine. Add 24-year-old right wing Yegor Chinakhov to the list. The ...

Evason had just finished maybe his finest season as an NHL coach, leading the young, patchwork Blue Jackets to a surprising 40-33-9 record, a whopping 23-point improvement over the previous season.

Yegor Chinakhov's agent doubled down on the notion that the Columbus Blue Jackets' coach, Dean Evason, is the reason the 24-year-old forward requested a trade.

Seems like Dean Evason might be setting up his young stars for future success by putting them around Hall of Famers or superstars. Ulterior Motives? Possibly. Let us know what you think below.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dean Evason, who coached the Columbus Blue Jackets to a surprisingly successful season in his first year with the club, has been named head coach of Team Canada in the upcoming ...

Evason, 60, completed his first season as head coach of the Blue Jackets in 2024-25 and led the club to a 40-33-9 record and fourth-place finish in the Metropolitan Division.

Dean Evason has added a new coaching job to his resume. According to a source, the Blue Jackets coach will run the bench for Canada at the 2025 men’s world championship to be held May 9-25 in ...