Ethan Bear

#74
age28
posD
shotr
h5'11"
w196lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA 2026 age 29

Profile

Oilers logo.
Draft Team
Round5
Pick124
Year2015
Birthdate Jun 26, 1997
Birthplace Regina, Saskatchewan
Nationality Canada
UFA Year 2024
ELC Year 19
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $11.79M
- No current season statistics -
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NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)
GP275
G17
A50
P67
NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.24
NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.06
Career Statline Details
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Ethan Bear is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the New York Islanders. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Bear an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025
Signed By
Islanders logo.
Signing GM Mathieu Darche
% Cap Contract Start 0.81%
Signing Status UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
2026
Cap Hit $775,000$775K UFAage 29
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$325,000$325K
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out
Notes
$425,000 Guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season
Age
Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM GF% xGF% RelxGF% CF% RelCF% G60 P60 Pen Dif TOI 5v5/GP TOI PP/GP TOI PK/GP Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2023-24 26
$2.06M
NHL Washington Capitals 24 1 3 4 10 37.0 41.0 -8.1 45.0 -1.3 0.00 0.35 5 14:17 0:21 0:05
2022-23 25
$2.20M
NHL Vancouver Canucks 61 3 13 16 25 50.6 49.0 4.1 50.0 3.1 0.12 0.73 2 16:16 0:08 1:41
2021-22 24
$2.00M
NHL Carolina Hurricanes 58 5 9 14 20 50.0 56.0 1.4 57.0 1.3 0.36 0.94 6 14:15 0:34 0:54
2020-21 23
$2.00M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 43 2 6 8 14 45.1 55.0 7.4 50.0 1.8 0.18 0.73 -1 15:14 0:30 1:48 Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0
2019-20 22
$720K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 71 5 16 21 33 48.5 49.0 0.3 50.0 2.7 0.18 0.91 4 18:35 0:41 1:45 Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0
2017-18 20
$720K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 18 1 3 4 10
NHL Totals 275 17 50 67
Ethan Bear Stats by Elite Prospects
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

1
Jul
1yr
$775,000
Cap Hit
12/28
2023
2yrs
$2,062,500
Cap Hit
10/28
2022
Pederson, Lane Bear, Ethan
Hurricanes logo.
Canucks logo.
2023 Round 5
07/27
2022
1yr
$2,200,000
Cap Hit
07/28
2021
Foegele, Warren
Hurricanes logo.
Oilers logo.
Bear, Ethan

Transactions & Updates

6
Oct
Bear (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
4
Oct
Bear is expected to be out for at least a few weeks due to his undisclosed injury, per PuckPedia on Saturday.
2
Oct
Bear (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup versus Philadelphia on Thursday.
26
Sep
Bear sustained an undisclosed injury in Friday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, and there was no update on his status after the contest, Ethan Sears of the New York Post reports.
16
May
Bear was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Friday.

Contract History

2yrs
value$4,125,000$4.13M
cap hit$2,062,500$2.06M

Signed On Dec 28 2023
Signed By
Capitals logo.
Signing GM Brian MacLellan
% Cap Contract Start 2.47%
Signing Status UFA no QOage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $2,062,500$2.06M $2,062,500$2.06M UFAage 28
AAV $2,062,500$2.06M $2,062,500$2.06M
Base $1,375,000$1.38M $2,750,000$2.75M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $1,375,000$1.38M $2,750,000$2.75M
Minors Salary
$1,375,000$1.38M
$2,750,000$2.75M
Clauses
UFA Year

1yr
value$2,200,000$2.20M
cap hit$2,200,000$2.20M

Signed On Jul 27 2022
Signed By
Hurricanes logo.
Signing GM Don Waddell
% Cap Contract Start 2.67%
Signing Status RFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023
Cap Hit $2,200,000$2.20M UFA no QOage 26
AAV $2,200,000$2.20M
Base $2,200,000$2.20M
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $2,200,000$2.20M
Minors Salary
$2,200,000$2.20M
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
* Retained Salary Oct 28, 2022

18.18% of contract was retained by the Carolina Hurricanes in a trade to the Vancouver Canucks

Trade Details

2yrs
value$4,000,000$4.00M
cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Signed On Dec 28 2020
Signed By
Oilers logo.
Signing GM Ken Holland
% Cap Contract Start 2.45%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Qualifying Offer $2,400,000$2.40M
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2020-21
2021-22
2022
Cap Hit $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M RFAage 25
AAV $2,000,000$2.00M $2,000,000$2.00M
Base $1,500,000$1.50M $2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $1,500,000$1.50M $2,500,000$2.50M
Minors Salary
$1,500,000$1.50M
$2,500,000$2.50M
Clauses
UFA Year

3yrs
value$2,160,000$2.16M
cap hit$720,000$720K

Signed On Jul 2 2016
Signed By
Oilers logo.
Signing GM Peter Chiarelli
% Cap Contract Start 0.99%
Signing Status age 19
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020
Cap Hit $721,667$722K $720,000$720K $720,000$720K $720,000$720K RFAage 23
AAV $800,000$800K $798,333$798K $798,333$798K $798,333$798K
Base
-
$650,000$650K $650,000$650K $700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses
-
$145,000$145K $70,000$70K $20,000$20K
Signing Bonuses $80,000$80K $80,000$80K $80,000$80K -
Total Salary
-
$730,000$730K $730,000$730K $700,000$700K
Minors Salary
-
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
Clauses
UFA Year
Slide Year

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