ST. PAUL, Minn. (Wild) — Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced the team has signed Head Coach Dean Evason and the entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions.
“It’s been clear in my mind for a while; it’s just a matter of getting around to it,” Guerin said about the extension. “I’ve got full confidence in Dean and the entire staff.”
Evason, 57, was named full-time Head Coach of the Minnesota Wild on July 13, 2020 after being named interim head coach on Feb. 14, 2020. He has led the Wild to a 62-29-7 record (.668) in 98 games as head coach.
“Dean is a great communicator. He’s always up front and honest with the guys,” Guerin said. “I think that goes back to his days as a player.”
Assistant Coaches Darby Hendrickson, Brett McLean and Bob Woods, Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot and Video Coaches T.J. Jindra and Jonas Plumb also received extensions.
Minnesota ranks fourth in the NHL in goals scored (332), T-4th in wins, sixth in point percentage (.668) and T-7th in points (131) since Feb. 14, 2020. During that time, Minnesota has registered four winning streaks of five games or more.
The Wild are next on the ice for the Winter Classic on Saturday night at 6 p.m. against the St. Louis Blues from Target Field.
(Kevin Falness, Minnesota Wild Radio Network, contributed this report.)
