Wild announce multi-year extensions for Head Coach Dean Evason and his entire staff
The Minnesota Wild announced on Thursday morning that they've agreed to terms on multi-year contract extensions with Head Coach Dean Evason, as well as Assistant Coaches Darby Hendrickson, Brett McLean and Bob Woods, Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot and Video Coaches T.J. Jindra and Jonas Plum.
Evason, 57, was named Minnesota's new Head Coach in July 2020, just weeks before the Stanley Cup Playoffs were set to begin, after be named Interim Head Coach in February 2020. During the 2020-21 season, his first full season as the Wild's bench boss, he led them to a 35-16-5 record, but they would ultimately fall in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Vegas Golden Knights. For his efforts, Evason was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award.
The Wild are having a solid 2021-22 season which is in part thanks to Evason and his coaching staff. Through 30 games, they have a record of 19-9-2 (40pts), good enough for second in the Central Division, one point behind the St. Louis Blues for first place.
Minnesota will take on the aforementioned St. Louis Blues on Saturday night in the 2022 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field in Minneapolis.
The #mnwild today signed Head Coach Dean Evason and the entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions. Since Feb. 14, 2020, Minnesota is 62-29-7 and ranks fourth in the NHL goals (332), T-4th in wins and sixth in point percentage (.668). https://t.co/IoIb5CgKGt— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) December 30, 2021
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Craig Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nolan Allan | - | - | - | |
| Joey Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Emil Andrae | - | - | - | |
| Connor Bedard | - | - | - | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | - | - | - | |
| T.J. Brodie | - | - | - | |
| Louis Crevier | - | - | - | |
| Jason Dickinson | - | - | - | |
| Ryan Donato | - | - | - | |
| Joel Farabee | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||