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 IIHF World Championship in Sweden and Denmark.
TSN’s Darren Dreger was the first to report Evason’s selection. The 60-year-old native of Flin Flon, Manitoba, served as an assistant coach last season for Team Canada, which finished fourth in the tournament. Two months later, he was hired by the Blue Jackets.
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Evason said that he was still working with Team Canada to fill out the rest of the coaching staff. Dreger reported that Calgary coach Ryan Huska will be involved.
The Blue Jackets are expected to announce in the coming days which players will represent their countries in the tournament, which runs May 9-25 in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Defenseman Zach Werenski will not play for Team USA, he said, citing a busy offseason, including his wedding.
Under Evason, the Blue Jackets finished 40-33-9, their best record since the 2019-20 season. They were the last NHL club to be eliminated from the postseason, but when the season began, most expected Columbus to be, once again, a lottery team.
Evason has been an NHL coach for parts of six seasons with the Minnesota Wild and Blue Jackets. He has a regular season record of 187-110-36, a .616 points percentage.
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