Dean Evenson, age 81, of rural Benson, died Friday evening at Gabriel House in Murdock. Visitation will be held 5 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 23rd at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson ...

Evason was in his fifth season as Wild head coach, having been hired with 12 games left in the regular season in 2019-20. He had a record of 147-77-27.

"Our complete defensive game was awful," said Wild coach Dean Evason. Two goals from Matt Boldy were promising but the Rangers' offense was too much for Minnesota in a 7-3 loss for the Wild.

Evason was appointed head coach of the Wild in July 2020 after the firing of Bruce Boudreau. Evason finishes with a 147-77-27 regular season and a 8-15 playoff record in a little over four years ...