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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dean Evason
Selected in
fifth round
No. 89 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
August 22, 1964
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Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kamloops (WHL)
Birthplace:
Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Brandon, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Cowichan Valley | BCJHL |
50 | 20 |
51 | 71 |
39 | | |
Spokane | WHL |
3 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
0 | | 1981-82 |
Spokane | WHL |
26 | 8 |
14 | 22 |
65 | | |
Kamloops | WHL |
44 | 21 |
55 | 76 |
47 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Kamloops
Seaman Award (Points Leader): 1981-82 (98)
Miscellaneous: Was on Spokane (WHL) team that folded on Dec. 3, 1981. He
was selected by Kamloops in a dispersal draft. ... Grew up idolizing Bobby
Clarke, who was also born in Flin Flon, Manitoba. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 16, 1983 (Washington at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 29, 28 (Washington); 12 (Hartford); 12, 8
(San Jose);
16 (Dallas); 20 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired April 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1996 |
Washington, Hartford,
S.J., Dallas, Calgary | 803 |
139 | 233 |
372 | 1,002 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1996 |
Hart., Dallas, Calgary |
55 | 9 | 20 |
29 | 132 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero): 1986-87
Hartford True Grit
Award (Dedication): 1986-87, 1990-91
Hartford Founders Trophy
(Community Service): 1987-88 (shared)
Hartford Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1987 (3)
Dallas Playoffs Points
Leader: 1995 (3, tie)
Dallas Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1995 (2, tie)
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
1993-94:
Played on first Dallas Stars team.
Miscellaneous: Led Hartford with plus-4 rating in 1987 playoffs. ...
Played right wing for Hartford late in 1987-88 season and during 1988
playoffs. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with strained ligaments in left
ankle, an injury suffered when he was checked by Trent Yawney during
Hartford's Dec. 14, 1988, game at Chicago. ... Suspended one game by NHL
during 1989-90 season (automatic suspension) for being assessed two stick-related
major penalties during season. He received second major during
Hartford's Dec. 26, 1989, game at Quebec and sat out Whalers' next game. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with pulled abdominal muscles, suffered during
San Jose's Jan. 26, 1992, game at Los Angeles. ... Left San Jose in 1993
with franchise record (since broken) for career games played (158). ...
Named Dallas Player of Month for January 1994. ... Missed part of 1995
season with bruised ribs, suffered in Dallas' Feb. 2, 1995, game vs. San
Jose. ... Signed with Calgary as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July
28, 1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kamloops (WHL); Binghamton (AHL); Team Canada; Zug (Switzerland); Landshut
(Germany)
World Championships: 1997 (gold medal) (player-assistant
coach)
World Junior Championships: 1984
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Molson/Cooper WHL Player of Year:
1982-83 (Kamloops)
WHL West All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Kamloops)
Team Canada Captain: 1996-97
Kam. Seaman Award (Points Lead): 1982-83
(164), 1983-84 (137)
WHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (Kamloops) (21 goals, tie)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Coaching Career: Named Landshut (Germany) player assistant coach
prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through 1998-99
European season. ... Named Calgary (WHL) assistant coach in April 1999 and remained in that position until June 1999. ... Named Kamloops (WHL)
head coach in June 1999 and remained in that
position until May 2002. ... Named Vancouver (WHL) head coach prior to
2002-03 season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Set Kamloops
single-season records (since broken) for points (164), goals (71) and
assists (93) in 1982-83. ... Left NHL after 1995-96 season to join Team
Canada and end career in Europe. ... Suspended three games by WHL during
2003-04 season after his Vancouver team brawled with Lethbridge following
game on Jan. 16, 2004. ... Was an outstanding golfer during playing days in
Hartford and was three-time winner of the Greater Hartford Open Celebrity
Long Drive Contest from 1989 to 1991. ... Was active in
charitable causes during playing days in Hartford, including work with
team's anti-drug program. ... Kamloops Junior Oilers retired Evason's No. 20
in 1984. ... Kamloops Blazers retired Evason's No. 20 during 1996-97 season.
... Kamloops' team award for leadership and ability was named the Dean
Evason Award in his honor in 1984.
Personal:
Full name is Dean C. Evason. ... Son of former British hockey player Allan
Evason. ... Younger brother of former major junior assistant coach and Tier
II head coach Dan "Heavy" Evason, who died on March 6, 2004,
at the age of 41. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Washington traded Evason and Peter Sidorkiewicz to Hartford in exchange for
David A. Jensen on March 12, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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