various coaching capacities, starting in 1999 as an assistant with the Calgary Hitmen. He then became the head coach of the Kamloops Blazers from 1999 to 2002 and the Vancouver Giants from 2002 to 2004. He returned to the Hitmen for the 2004–05 season as a co-coach. In 2005, he was hired by the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach. In 2012, he was hired by the Milwaukee Admirals as head coach, where he served for six seasons to become the team's second winningest coach in their history. In 2018, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild as an assistant coach. On February 14, 2020, Evason was named interim head coach of the Wild. On July 13, 2020, the Wild dropped the "interim" tag from Evason's title and named him the fifth full-time head coach in franchise history. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Coaching record WHL AHL NHL Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019–20 season. Playoffs were played in August 2020 with a different format. Awards and achievements WHL West First All-Star Team (1984) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame References External links Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com 1964 births Living people Binghamton Whalers players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian people of Icelandic descent Cowichan Valley Capitals players Dallas Stars players EV Landshut players EV Zug players Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Kamloops Blazers coaches Kamloops Junior Oilers players Minnesota Wild coaches San Jose Sharks players Spokane Chiefs players Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba Sportspeople from Flin Flon Vancouver Giants coaches Washington Capitals coaches Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players