- Born: August 22, 1964 in Flin Flon, Manitoba
- Hometown: Brandon, Manitoba
- Father: Al Evason
- Brother: Dan "Heavy" Evason
- Position: Center & Coach
Selected by Washington Capitals 5th round (#89) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980-81 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | BCJHL | 50 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 39 | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Kamloops Junior Oilers | WHL | 44 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1982-83 | Kamloops Junior Oilers "C" | WHL | 70 | 71 | 93 | 164 | 102 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 1983-84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Team Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Kamloops Junior Oilers "C" | WHL | 57 | 49 | 88 | 137 | 89 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 33 | |||
| M-Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hartford Whalers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 65 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 1985-86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hartford Whalers | NHL | 55 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 1986-87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | ||
| 1987-88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 77 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1988-89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1989-90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 78 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 138 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1990-91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 170 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 1991-92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 74 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 84 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 132 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1994-95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 47 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1995-96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 67 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996-97 | Team Canada "C" | Intl | 56 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 106 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| EV Zug | Swiss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Team Canada | WC | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1997-98 | EV Landshut | Germany | 42 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1998-99 | EV Landshut | Germany | 45 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NHL Totals | 803 | 139 | 233 | 372 | 1,002 | 55 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 132 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1996-97 | Team Canada | Intl | Asst | - | - | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | EV Landshut | Germany | Asst | 6th | Lost Semi | |||||||||||
| 1998-99 | EV Landshut | Germany | Asst | 6th | Lost Q-Final | |||||||||||
| Calgary Hitmen | WHL | Asst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Won League | ||||||
| M-Cup | Asst | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1999-00 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | Head | 72 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 4th West | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2000-01 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | Head | 72 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 3rd West | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2001-02 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | Head | 72 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 1st BC | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2002-03 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | Head | 72 | 26 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 4th BC | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2003-04 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | Head | 72 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 2nd BC | 11 | 6 | 5 | Lost Conf Semi | ||
| 2004-05 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | Co-Coach | 3rd Ctrl | Lost Conf Semi | |||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 5th SE | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 5th SE | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 1st SE | Lost 1st round | |||||||||||
| 2008-09 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 1st SE | Lost Conf Semi | |||||||||||
| 2009-10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 1st SE | Lost 1st round | |||||||||||
| 2010-11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 1st SE | Lost Conf Semi | |||||||||||
| 2011-12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | Asst | 2nd SE | Lost Conf Semi | |||||||||||
| 2012-13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 41 | 28 | - | 7 | 89 | 2nd M-West | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost 1st round | ||
| 2013-14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 39 | 24 | - | 13 | 91 | 3rd M-West | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost 1st round | ||
| 2014-15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 33 | 28 | - | 15 | 81 | 5th M-West | DNQ | |||||
| 2015-16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 48 | 23 | - | 5 | 101 | 1st Ctrl | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2016-17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 43 | 26 | - | 7 | 95 | 3rd Ctrl | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 2017-18 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | Head | 76 | 38 | 32 | - | 6 | 82 | 6th Ctrl | DNQ | |||||
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | Asst | 7th Ctrl | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | Asst | - | - | |||||||||||
| Head | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | 16 | 6th Ctrl | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost 1st round | |||||
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | Head | |||||||||||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Canadian Hockey League WHL Player of the Year (1983)
- Played in World Junior Championship (1984)
- WHL Playoffs Goals Leader (1984)
- WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team (1984)
- Western Hockey League Championship (1984 & 1999)
- Played in World Championship (1997), winning Gold Medal
- Inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (2005)