According to Donnie and Dhali host Rick Dhaliwal, Ethan Bear is set to have shoulder surgery this offseason.
Bear was injured in the closing seconds of Canada’s 4-1 win over Finland at the men’s World Hockey Championship on May 25. The cameras caught him tangling with a Finnish player and immediately skating off the ice, knocking him out of the rest of the medal round. Canada went on to beat Germany for gold.
The Canucks have not issued a statement on Bear’s situation.
Bear completed his one-year deal that he originally signed with Carolina last summer with a $2.2 million AAV. Bear was traded to Vancouver in October without playing a game for the Canes this season and would go on to post 16 points in 61 games.
Bear averaged 18:32 in ice time this year for the Canucks, a big step up from his 16:05 with Carolina last year. He had a career-high 21:58 in average ice time with the Edmonton Oilers in 2019-20, his first full season with the club.
Bear is set to become a restricted free agent this summer. They’ll likely look to know more about Bear’s long-term health before making a decision on a contract, but have to qualify him by 2:00 PM PT on June 30.
The Canucks have five rostered defensemen under contract this summer: Quinn Hughes, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Tyler Myers, Filip Hronek and Guillaume Brisebois. Tucker Poolman spent the season on LTIR, but has a deal until 2025. The team also has a host of young defensemen signed in the AHL, including Elias Pettersson, Jett Woo and Cole McWard. It will be interesting to see how they handle the contracts for Bear, as well as fellow pending RFA Travis McDermott, who played just 12 games between the NHL and AHL due to injuries.
The Canucks finished 22nd in the NHL standings this year, missing the playoffs.
Report: Pending Vancouver Canucks RFA Ethan Bear to have shoulder surgery - Daily Faceoff
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