Ethan Bear

Age 25 Jun 26, 1997

Regina CAN

Defense shoots right

5'11" 180 cm

197 lbs 89 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 19

UFA Year 2024

Agent Jason Davidson

Draft Year 2015
Drafted Overall 124
Draft Round 5
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.
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Career Earnings: $8,360,000

Transaction History

Mar 26, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear picked up a pair of assists in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 18, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site.
Feb 26, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Feb 25, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Boston Bruins.
Feb 13, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear posted an assist and blocked two shots in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Feb 9, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear logged an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Thursday's 6-5 win over the New York Islanders.
Jan 27, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (personal) is set to draw back into the lineup Friday versus Columbus, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Jan 25, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (personal) won't play Wednesday against the Seattle Kraken, according to Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
Jan 24, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (not injury related) won't be in the lineup Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jan 21, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (personal) won't play Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK television reports.
Jan 15, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jan 5, 2023	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear posted an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 31, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear picked up an assist in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Dec 22, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear was listed as a healthy scratch for Thursday's home matchup against the Seattle Kraken, according to NHL.com.
Dec 7, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear produced an assist and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 6-5 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Dec 1, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear logged an assist and blocked four shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Nov 23, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear provided a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Nov 16, 2022	Vancouver Canucks \| Ethan Bear \| Bear scored a goal during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the host Sabres.
Oct 28, 2022	TRADE ANALYSIS The Vancouver Canucks acquired Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson from the Carolina Hurricanes for 2023 fifth round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Oct 23, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear has been a healthy scratch for five straight games to start the season.
Jul 27, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (leg) signed a one-year, $2.2 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, per PuckPedia.
Jun 2, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear told reporters Thursday he had something removed from his leg in a recent minor surgical procedure, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Apr 7, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear has recovered from his lower-body injury, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Apr 5, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Buffalo Sabres, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Apr 2, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Minnesota Wild, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Mar 31, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (lower body) is not ready to return Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Mar 28, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear will not be in the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Monday due to a lower-body injury, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Mar 10, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear notched a goal in a 2-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.
Mar 5, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear recorded his first point in over a month with an assist in Friday's 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jan 31, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear provided an assist in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Jan 2, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear notched his second goal and seventh point of the season in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dec 11, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (illness) is projected to play Saturday versus the Edmonton Oilers.
Dec 9, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Contrary to a previous report, Bear (illness) won't play Thursday versus the Calgary Flames.
Dec 9, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (illness) is expected to play Thursday versus the Calgary Flames.
Dec 9, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (illness) missed Thursday's morning skate and may miss Thursday's tilt with Calgary, Sara Civian of The Athletic reports.
Dec 4, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (not injury related) is expected to be in the lineup Saturday versus the Buffalo Sabres, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Dec 2, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (not injury related) will miss out against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.
Dec 2, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer, Bear (COVID-19) is on the ice for morning skate, indicating he's cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
Nov 29, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (COVID-19) may be cleared to play against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Sara Civian of The Athletic reports.
Nov 22, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear has tested positive for COVID-19 and will enter the league's protocols, the team announced Monday.
Nov 22, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear is under the weather and will be a game-time decision versus the San Jose Sharks on Monday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.
Nov 18, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Nov 16, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear supplied an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Oct 30, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Ethan Bear \| Bear notched an assist in Friday's 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jul 28, 2021	TRADE ANALYSIS The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Ethan Bear from the Edmonton Oilers for Warren Foegele (0) Leave a Comment
May 8, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear managed an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
May 1, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Apr 19, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Monday's 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Apr 7, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear collected an assist and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Apr 2, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear notched an assist in Friday's 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Mar 15, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear recorded an assist and two blocked shots in 21:39 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Feb 25, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) notched three shots on goal and two PIM in 14:13 during Thursday's 3-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Feb 25, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, The Athletic's Allan Mitchell reports.
Feb 25, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) has been activated off injured reserve, per the NHL's official media site.
Feb 23, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) is still on injured reserve and won't play in Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, per the NHL's Media site.
Feb 23, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) practiced with the team Tuesday, indicating that he may draw into the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks.
Feb 17, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| According to coach Dave Tippett, Bear (head) has suffered a setback, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Feb 15, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) won't play in Monday's game versus the Winnipeg Jets.
Feb 14, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) skated on the third pairing during Sunday's practice, Tom Gazzola of TSN.ca reports.
Feb 9, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) won't be available for Tuesday night's game versus Ottawa.
Feb 8, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) won't return for Monday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Feb 6, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Feb 6, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) won't play in Saturday's game against the Calgary Flames.
Feb 2, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Jan 31, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) is not on the ice for warmups and isn't expected to play Sunday against the Ottawa Senators, Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Jan 31, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) isn't expected to play in Sunday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, Ryan Rishaug of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 30, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear (head) will not return to Saturday's game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Jan 23, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear posted an assist, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jan 13, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear had an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Dec 28, 2020	Edmonton Oilers \| Ethan Bear \| Bear signed a two-year contract worth $4 million with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
Oct 4, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Recalled D Ethan Bear from Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 3, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 6, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 2, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Bakersfield (AHL).
Oct 2, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Recalled D Ethan Bear from Bakersfield (AHL).
Apr 10, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Bakersfield (AHL).
Feb 27, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Recalled D Ethan Bear from Bakersfield (AHL).
Sep 21, 2017	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Bakersfield (AHL).
Sep 27, 2016	Edmonton Oilers \| Assigned D Ethan Bear to Seattle (WHL).
Jul 2, 2016	Edmonton Oilers \| Signed D Ethan Bear to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Ethan Bear	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Vancouver Canucks	61	3	13	16	6	25	979	50.00	50.10	3.70	50.40	3.10	0.12	0.74
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2010-2011	Melville Millionaires U15 AA	SAAHL U15	21	16	19	35	34
	2011-2012	RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U15P	OMAHA	40	12	32	44	45
	2011-2012	RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U15P	John Reid Bantam	6	0	4	4	17
	2011-2012	RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U15P	NAPHL 14U	5	2	5	7	0
	2012-2013	Yorkton Maulers U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	38	7	28	35	30									Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0
	2012-2013	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	1	0	0	0	0
	2013-2014	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	58	6	13	19	18									Playoffs	9	2	2	4	0
	2013-2014	Canada Western U17	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	0
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	1	1	2	2
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Team White	U18-Dev	3	0	0	0	0
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	69	13	25	38	23									Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
Draft Yr	2014-2015	Canada U18	WJC-18	7	0	3	3	6
	2015-2016	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	69	19	46	65	33									Playoffs	18	8	14	22	0
	2016-2017	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	67	28	42	70	21									Playoffs	17	6	20	26	0
	2016-2017	Seattle Thunderbirds	M-Cup	3	0	0	0	2									Playoffs	17	6	20	26	0
	2017-2018	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	37	6	12	18	12
	2017-2018	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	18	1	3	4	10	292	29.17	37.44	-9.73	43.87	-4.20	0.00	0.41
	2018-2019	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	52	6	25	31	34									Playoffs	8	2	2	4	0
	2019-2020	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	71	5	16	21	33	1,296	46.60	50.00	1.60	49.20	2.50	0.19	0.88	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	43	2	6	8	14	650	45.80	54.90	6.60	50.30	1.70	0.18	0.74	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2021-2022	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	58	5	9	14	20	825	50.00	54.00	-0.10	56.60	1.10	0.36	0.95
	2022-2023	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	61	3	13	16	25	979	50.00	50.10	3.70	50.40	3.10	0.12	0.74
	2022-2023	Canada	WC	8	0	0	0	4
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 27, 2022
Signing Status RFA
Agent Jason Davidson

Standard Contract | 1 Years $2,200,000 2.67% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$2,200,000	RFA
AAV	$2,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$2,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$2,200,000
Minors Salary	$2,200,000
Clauses
UFA Year
* Retained 18.1818% of contract was retained by Carolina Hurricanes in trade to Vancouver Canucks

Signing Team

Signing Date December 28, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Jason Davidson

Standard Contract | 2 Years $4,000,000 2.45% of cap space

	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA
AAV	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,500,000	$2,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,500,000	$2,500,000
Minors Salary	$1,500,000	$2,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 2, 2016
Agent Jason Davidson

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,160,000 0.99% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$721,667	$720,000	$720,000	$720,000	RFA
AAV	$800,000	$798,333	$798,333	$798,333
Performance Bonuses	$0	$145,000	$70,000	$20,000
Base Salary	$0	$650,000	$650,000	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$80,000	$80,000	$80,000	$0
Total Salary	$0	$730,000	$730,000	$700,000
Minors Salary	$0	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year