ESPN.com · Jan 13
Columbus Blue Jackets fire Dean Evason, hire Rick Bowness
Share
Copy Link
Dean Evason became the first NHL coach to lose his job this season with the Columbus Blue Jackets announcing Monday that they are replacing him with Rick Bowness.
Removing Evason after he was in charge for 127 games and hiring Bowness comes after the Blue Jackets snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Columbus, which also announced it had fired assistant coach Steve McCarthy, allowed 4.75 goals per game during its losing streak. The only game that didn't see the Blue Jackets allow five goals during that time was their 4-0 loss last Saturday to the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver.