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Evason was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, but grew up in Brandon, Manitoba.
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Dean Evason
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He is currently the head coach for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). Evason was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round (89th overall) of the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Selected by the Capitals in the 1982 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Evason played in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996 for the Capitals, Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, and Calgary Flames.
Dean was a 20-goal scorer twice with Hartford, and was well known for his ability to get the puck to other players for goals, while in difficult situations on the ice.
He also played in Switzerland, for the Canadian National Team, and in the German Hockey League before retiring as an active player. In 803 National Hockey League games, playing primarily as a defensive-minded forward, he had 139 goals and 233 assists.
Evason first played for Canada at the 1984 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while in the midst of a terrific campaign for the Kamloops Junior Oilers. His selection to the squad was somewhat of a surprise, but he proved to be a productive player, recording 6 goals and 9 points in 7 games for the fourth-place Canadian squad.
The Canadians narrowly missed out on a medal to the third-place Czechoslovakian team, losing 6-4 in their match against them that decided the medals.
lieutenant would be thirteen additional years before Evason was again selected to represent his country. His next and final opportunity occurred in 1997 when Canadian national team coach Andy Murray offered him a spot on the roster and the captaincy in exchange for playing a full season for the-then full-time national team 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 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 2004-2005 season as a co-coach.
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He was most successful as a member of the Hartford Whalers, where he compiled career highs with the team with 87 Goals, 165 Assists, for a total of 261 Points.
