Evingson captured Defenseman of the Year honors in the NAHL last season after leading all blue-liners with 52 points (12 goals, 40 assists). He committed to play hockey at UMass-Lowell. Last week, the 19-year-old, became the first player in the history of the franchise to be drafted after playing in Shreveport when the Winnipeg Jets snagged him in the seventh round.
You think about it your whole life, and then it finally happens,â€Â said Evingson, who completed Winnipegs five-day developmental camp Friday. Now, he will head to college, and the Jets will hold Evingsons rights throughout his career with the River Hawks. Evingson was one of three NAHL players selected in the NHL Draft last week: Corpus Christi goaltender Tomas Vomacka (fifth round, Nashville) and Fairbanks defenseman Benton Maass (sixth round, Washington).