Puck Prose
Fansided

Minnesota Wild: 3 potential replacements for head coach Bruce Boudreau

By Dave Stevenson

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 23: Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau walks off the ice after a game between the Minnesota Wild and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on March 23, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 23: Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau walks off the ice after a game between the Minnesota Wild and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on March 23, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 4
Next
minnesota wild
Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images /

1. Dean Evason

Dean Evason is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Wild. Like Martin, he has a lot of experience, as he’s been in coaching for 20 years. Evason has served as a head coach in the WHL and AHL, as well as serving as an assistant in the NHL for eight years, this season being his ninth.

He’s one of Boudreau’s most trusted coaches, as he has served with him in Washington and in Minnesota. Evason’s time as a head coach in the AHL came with a lot of success, as he led the Milwaukee Admirals (affiliate of the Nashville Predators) to 242 wins in six seasons. They made it to the AHL postseason in four of his six seasons behind the bench.

The biggest question with Evason is his relationship with Boudreau. If the Wild truly want to move on from their head coach, hiring a guy who has effectively been his right-hand man for a good portion of his NHL coaching career might not be a wise decision.

dark. Next. Top 10 Wild Prospects

However, I think Evason did enough in the AHL to prove he’s more than just a product of one of the most successful regular season coaches of all-time. He has enough experience to potentially help the Wild turn things around and his time in the AHL shows he has experience working with younger players.

Home/Minnesota Wild