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Minnesota Wild name Dean Evason interim head coach

The Minnesota Wild have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau, and we already know who will be replacing him as interim head coach — none other than Dean Evason.

The Wild announced Evason’s increased role via Twitter Friday morning.

NEWS: #mnwild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the club has named Dean Evason interim Head Coach.

More on Bruce Boudreau: https://t.co/1C7dPEC1zK

More on interim Head Coach Dean Evason: https://t.co/8oFQQE4LO1— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 14, 2020

Evason joined the Wild as an assistant coach in June of 2018 under former general manager Paul Fenton.