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Ethan Bear
New York Islanders Defense #74
Two hundred and seventy-five games, and none in the last two seasons.
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4.2 | 14:54 |
| Career | 275 | 17 | 50 | 67 | -14 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 368 | 4.6 | 18:30 |
No games in 2025-26. The season above is the last one he played, and everything on this page should be read with that gap in it.
2023-24
One goal and three assists in 24 games, minus-five, at 14:54 a night with 10 penalty minutes. He has not played an NHL game in the two seasons since.
The Finesse Game
Twenty-four shots on goal in 24 games and one goal. Sixty-seven points in 275 career games, most of them assists — he was drafted and developed as a puck-moving defenceman and the passing was always the half that worked.
There is no recent evidence, which is the honest position.
The Physical Game
Five foot eleven and 219 pounds, which is an unusual build for the position — short and genuinely thick. He defends with body position rather than reach.
Ten penalty minutes in 24 games.
The Intangibles
A serious shoulder injury and then a long stretch without a contract. Two hundred and seventy-five NHL games is a real career and it stopped abruptly at 26.
There is no five-on-five record for him in this edition because there is no season to draw one from.
He is 29 and signed to a club whose blue line finished 28th in expected goals against, which is the sort of place a player gets another chance. That is the whole of what can be said with any confidence.