Minnesota Wild fire coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods

Wild fires Dean Evason

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(KSTP) – Amid a seven-game losing streak, the Minnesota Wild have made a coaching change.

Monday afternoon, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced his decision to fire head coach Dean Evason and Bob Woods, an assistant coach.

“Dean did an excellent job during his tenure with the Minnesota Wild, especially as Head Coach of our team,” Guerin said in a prepared statement. “I am very thankful for his hard work and dedication to our organization. I would also like to thank Bob for his hard work during his time as an Assistant Coach with the Wild. I wish Dean, Bob and their families all the best in the future.”

The move comes a day after the team lost 4-1 in Detroit, pushing them down to the third-worst record in the entire league.

The Wild (5-10-4=14) haven’t won a game since Nov. 7, when they beat the New York Islanders 4-2.

Evason joined the Wild as an assistant coach in 2018. He was named the interim head coach when Bruce Boudreau was fired on Feb. 14, 2020, and then became the organization’s fifth full-time head coach after that season.

Despite leading the team to great success in the regular season, including back-to-back seasons with over 100 points, the Wild haven’t been able to advance past the first round of the playoffs.

But after Guerin handed out extensions ahead of the season to forwards Ryan HartmanMarcus Foligno and Mats Zuccarello, the team has struggled mightily through the first two months of the season, having scored fewer goals (57) than only three teams while tying Columbus for third-most goals allowed (77).

Minnesota is back in action Tuesday night when St. Louis comes to town. It wasn’t immediately clear who would take over in Evason’s place.