NHL
Ethan Bear
Ethan Bear
Washington Capitals, Defenseman
Age: 26-311d (Jun 26, 1997)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: CA
College: Seattle
Drafted: Round 5 (#124 overall), 2015
2024-25 Cap Hit
$2,062,500
2024-25 Cash
$2,750,000
Career Earnings
$11,414,153
2023-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Ethan Bear signed a 2 year , $4,125,000 contract with the Washington Capitals, including $4,125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,062,500. In 2024-25, Bear will earn a base salary of $2,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,062,500.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $4,125,000
Average Salary:
$2,062,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
| Year | Age | Option/Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |
|
26 |
restricted-list
|
$1,375,000 | $2,062,500 | 2.47% |
| 2024-25 |
|
27 | $2,750,000 | $2,062,500 | 2.35% | |
| 2025-26 |
|
28 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
26 |
restricted-list |
$1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $2,062,500 |
| 2024 |
|
27 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $4,125,000 | $2,062,500 | $2,750,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2020-2021
Ethan Bear signed a 2 year , $4,000,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers, including $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2016-2019 Rookie
Ethan Bear signed a 3 year , $2,165,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers, including $240,000 signing bonus, $2,165,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $721,667.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,165,000
Average Salary:
$721,667
Signing Bonus:
$240,000
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$11,414,153
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 |
|
Reserve / minor
|
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
|
| 2017 | 20 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$222,513 |
$302,513 |
|
| 2018 | 21 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$90,485 |
$392,998 |
|
| 2019 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$696,155 |
$1,089,153 |
|
| 2020 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$1,500,000 |
$2,589,153 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
 |
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,089,153 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
 |
Retained
Active
|
$224,724 $1,975,276 |
$5,313,877 $7,289,153 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Reserve / restricted-list
|
$1,375,000 |
$8,664,153 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$2,750,000 |
$11,414,153 |
|
| Total |
$11,414,153 |
$11,414,153 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
19 |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
||
| 2017 |
|
20 |
$142,513
|
$80,000 |
$222,513 |
$302,513 |
|
| 2018 |
|
21 |
$10,485
|
$80,000 |
$90,485 |
$392,998 |
|
| 2019 |
|
22 |
$696,155
|
$696,155 |
$1,089,153 |
||
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$2,589,153 |
||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,089,153 |
||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$224,724 $1,975,276
|
$224,724 $1,975,276 |
$5,313,877 $7,289,153 |
||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$1,375,000
|
$1,375,000 |
$8,664,153 |
||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$2,750,000
|
$2,750,000 |
$11,414,153 |
||
| Total |
$11,174,153 |
$240,000 |
$11,414,153 |
$11,414,153 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$2,349,153 | $240,000 | - | $2,589,153 |
| 2 |
|
$2,724,724 | - | - | $2,724,724 |
| 1 |
|
$1,975,276 | - | - | $1,975,276 |
| 1 |
|
$1,375,000 | - | - | $1,375,000 |
-
Dec 29, 2023
Signed a 2 year $4.125 million contract with Washington (WAS)
-
Oct 28, 2022
Traded to Vancouver (VAN) from Carolina (CAR) with Lane Pederson for 2023 5th round pick
-
Jul 28, 2022
Signed a 1 year $2.2 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
-
Jul 28, 2021
Traded to Carolina (CAR) from Edmonton (EDM) for Warren Foegele
-
Dec 29, 2020
Signed a 2 year $4 million contract with Edmonton (EDM)
-
Jul 02, 2016
Signed a 3 year $2.165 million contract with Edmonton (EDM)
-
Jun 27, 2015
Drafted by Edmonton (EDM): Round 5 (#124 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WAS | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | VAN | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 39 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | CAR | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 55 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | EDM | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | EDM | 71 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 59 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | EDM | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
