COLUMBUS --When Dean Evason took over as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 22, he talked about building a team-first mentality so the guys would play hard for each other. He had no idea ...

An “accomplished and experienced” motorcyclist died in hospital more than two months after he was involved in a crash on a busy Shrewsbury road. Ronald James Evason, aged 71, was riding his ...

The story behind it is about more than Marchenko. It’s about the Blue Jackets under new coach Dean Evason, and it illustrates why they hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets, to the surprise of many, have been holding on to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference since early last week. But there’s no way that could be sustained in the ...

Waddell was unavailable to speak with The Dispatch on Wednesday night. Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason spoke with reporters Wednesday after an optional practice and didn’t provide any new details ...

“He’s done all the right things,” Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said. “We’ve talked about ‘earning’ (roles and ice time). He’s earned the right (to center the top line).

However, while injuries, firing Dean Evason, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19 defined last season, the Wild have been one of the league’s toughest matchups this season.

Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason has been around long enough — 803 NHL games as a player, 747 games as a head coach in the pros — that he knew to expect this. “That’s what we’d do ...

Evason is the new head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets and his first game will be the season opener Oct. 10 in St. Paul. Dean Evason was the fiery head coach of the Minnesota Wild before he was ...

Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason was not happy after his team lost their seventh straight game, falling to the Red Wings on Sunday. Minnesota certainly has to be frustrated with their recent ...

The NHL season hasn't been going the way of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild right now, which cranks up the pressure on Jarmo Kekalainen and Dean Evason, writes Adam Proteau.