Ep. 48: Jackets Fire Dean Evason, Hire Rick Bowness

About this episode

The episode discusses the Blue Jackets' decision to fire Dean Evason and hire Rick Bowness, exploring the host's mixed feelings about the change.

In a move that shocked the hockey world, the Blue Jackets fired head coach Dean Evason and replaced him with Rick Bowness. In this episode I'll discuss why I am torn about the move. I'll talk about why I'm both happy and disappointed and also why the Jackets decided to make this big change at this juncture.

People in this episode

Host: whalerjacket

Topics covered

• hockey
• coaching changes
• Blue Jackets
• Dean Evason
• Rick Bowness
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Blue Jackets
• Dean Evason
• Rick Bowness
• hockey coaching
• NHL news
• sports commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Jackets

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