The Minnesota Wild fired head coach Dave Evason and assistant Bob Woods on Monday following a seven-game losing streak.
General manager Bill Guerin made the announcement without indicating who will replace Evason on an interim basis. The Wild have suffered 14 losses in 19 games since the start of the season.
Evason, 59, was almost a quarter of the way through his fourth full season at the helm of the Wild. He got his first job as an NHL head coach in February 2020 when the club fired Bruce Boudreau.
“Dean has done an excellent job during his time with the Wild, particularly as head coach of our team,” Guerin said. I am very grateful for his hard work and dedication to our organization. »
“I would also like to thank Bob for his work with the Wild. I wish Dean and Bob and their families the best for the future. »
Things aren’t going great for the Wild (5-10-4) so far this season.
Matt Boldy, who scored 31 goals last season, scored just once in 12 games in the first year of his seven-year, US$49 million contract. Kirill Kaprizov has six goals in 19 outings.
Only the San Jose Sharks have allowed more goals per game than the Wild (3.95).
Evason is the second head coach to be fired this season in the NHL after Jay Woodcroft of the Edmonton Oilers. The latter was replaced by Kris Knoblauch, and the Oilers have won four of their seven games since.
The Wild will host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.