The procedure was performed by Dr. David Mulder, at the Montreal General Hospital. Evans, 21, agreed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Canadiens on April 9. Selected in the 7th round, 207th overall by the Canadiens in 2014, he completed his four-year NCAA career this season with the University of Notre Dame, falling in the Frozen Four national title game to the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs.