Report: Hurricanes trade Bear to Canucks

The Carolina Hurricanes are trading defenseman Ethan Bear and a minor-league player to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fifth-round pick, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

The Canes are also retaining a portion of Bear's salary, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Bear has been a healthy scratch in every game so far this season. He tallied 14 points in 58 contests a year ago, averaging 16:05 of ice time per game.

The 25-year-old spent the first three seasons of his career with the Edmonton Oilers after the club drafted him in the fifth round in 2015.

Bear has posted fairly average underlying numbers over the last three seasons.

The Canes inked Bear to a one-year, $2.2-million contract in the summer. He'll be a restricted free agent at the end of the campaign.

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