Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots R

Ethan Bear

Age 29 · 5'11" · 219 lb · Born in Regina, CAN

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2023-24 regular season

Goals

4.2% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.17 per game

TOI/GP

14:54

PP 0:22 · PK 0:05

Plus/minus

-5

Hits

Blocks 31

PIM

Game Score

+0.15

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Mar 13 @ EDM · L 7-2	0	1	3	14:25	0:00	0:00	—	67	1	0	+0.22
Mar 11 @ WPG · L 3-0	1	2	1	14:42	0:00	0:33	—	67	0	-1	-0.03
Mar 9 vs CHI · W 4-1	0	0	1	12:49	0:03	0:13	—	0	0	0	+0.02
Mar 7 @ PIT · W 6-0	0	0	2	12:43	0:00	0:03	—	33	0	+1	+0.33
Feb 27 @ DET · L 8-3	1	0	0	15:58	0:00	0:00	—	—	0	-1	-0.18

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 336 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%41.8%

7th percentile

Relative xGF%-7.1

6th percentile

HDCF%34.1%

3rd percentile

CF%45.1%

16th percentile

Relative CF%-1.6

38th percentile

FF%46.6%

25th percentile

GF%37.0%

10th percentile

CF/6051.8

9th percentile

CA/6063.1

34th percentile

ixG/600.32

76th percentile

Goals above expected-0.8

30th percentile

IPP20.0%

9th percentile

PDO96.4

9th percentile

OZS%48.3%

48th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 74
Playmaking: 0
Zone entries(est.): 0
Forechecking: 19
Physicality: 40
Defensive impact: 37
Puck management: 16
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 12% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 60%(42 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Shooting volume: 74th percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Playmaking: 0th percentile among defensemen.
Zone entries: 0th percentile among defensemen (estimate).

Similar style: Santeri Hatakka, Travis Hamonic

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2010-11	SAAHL U15	Melville Millionaires U15 AA	21	16	19	35	—	34
2011-12	High-BC	PoE Acad. Bant.	40	12	32	44	—	45
2012-13	SMHL	Yorkton	38	7	28	35	—	30
2012-13	WHL	Seattle	1	0	0	0	0	0
2012-13 (playoffs)	SMHL	Yorkton	5	1	1	2	—	0
2013-14	WHL	Seattle	58	6	13	19	+1	18
2013-14 (playoffs)	WHL	Seattle	9	2	2	4	0	6
2014-15	WHL	Seattle	69	13	25	38	+1	23
2014-15 (playoffs)	WHL	Seattle	6	1	2	3	-8	0
2015-16	WHL	Seattle	69	19	46	65	+14	33
2015-16 (playoffs)	WHL	Seattle	18	8	14	22	+11	8
2016-17	WHL	Seattle Thunderbirds	67	28	42	70	+34	21
2016-17	M-Cup	Seattle Thunderbirds	3	0	0	0	-4	2
2016-17 (playoffs)	WHL	Seattle Thunderbirds	17	6	20	26	+11	12
2017-18	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	18	1	3	4	-11	10
2017-18	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	37	6	12	18	-8	12
2018-19	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	52	6	25	31	+14	34
2018-19 (playoffs)	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	8	2	2	4	0	4
2019-20	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	71	5	16	21	-4	33
2019-20 (playoffs)	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	4	0	0	0	-4	0
2020-21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	43	2	6	8	-1	14
2020-21 (playoffs)	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	4	0	0	0	-4	2
2021-22	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	58	5	9	14	+1	20
2022-23	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	61	3	13	16	+6	25
2022-23	WC	Canada	8	0	0	0	-1	4
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	24	1	3	4	-5	10
2024-25	AHL	Hershey Bears	62	10	36	46	+33	30
2024-25 (playoffs)	AHL	Hershey Bears	2	0	0	0	-3	2
2025-26	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	40	4	23	27	+6	14
2025-26 (playoffs)	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	2	0	0	0	-2	0
2026-27	AHL	Hamilton Hammers	1	0	0	0	-1	0

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

+0.2

+0.2VAN2/11

-0.1COL2/13

-0.0NJD2/20

+0.0

+0.0TBL2/22

+0.9

+0.9OTT2/26

-0.2DET2/27

+0.3

+0.3PIT3/7

+0.0

+0.0CHI3/9

-0.0WPG3/11

+0.2

+0.2EDM3/13

Average +0.14 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.15 per game

2023-24 · 24 GP

Season total +3.5, or +0.15 per game.

Scoring: +2.5
Shooting: +1.8
5-on-5 goals: -1.1
Defense: -0.2
Physical play: +1.9
Puck battles: -0.3
Penalties: -0.9

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 29: 93% of peak

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 29, defensemen typically produce 93% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	NYI	$850K	0.8%

UFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).