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Dean Evason 230pxBorn August 22, 1964
Flin Flon, MB, CANHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) Position Centre Shot Left Played for Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Calgary FlamesNational team Canada
NHL Draft 89th overall, 1982
Washington CapitalsPlaying career 1983–1999 Dean C. Evason (born August 22, 1964 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) is a Canadian former National Hockey League player who is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals.
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Playing career
Selected by the Capitals in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, Evason played in the NHL from 1983 to 1996 for the Capitals, Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, and Calgary Flames. He would also play in Switzerland, the Canadian National Team, and in the German Hockey League before retiring as an active player. In 803 NHL games, playing primarily as a defensive-minded forward, he would score 139 goals and 233 assists.
Coaching career
Prior to joining the Capitals as an assistant coach, Evason spent many years in the Western Hockey League in various coaching capacities, starting in 1999 as an assistant with the Calgary Hitmen. He would then be the head coach of the Kamloops Blazers from 1999 to 2002, and then for the Vancouver Giants from 2002 to 2004. He would return to the Hitmen for the 2004–05 season as a co-coach.
Awards and achievements
- WHL West First All-Star Team (1984)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Dean Evason's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dean Evason's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Dean Evason's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Categories:- 1964 births
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of Icelandic descent
- Dallas Stars players
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Kamloops Junior Oilers alumni
- Living people
- Nationalliga A players
- People from Flin Flon
- San Jose Sharks players
- Spokane Flyers alumni
- Washington Capitals coaches
- Washington Capitals players
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1960s births stubs
- Canadian ice hockey coach stubs
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