The Edmonton Oilers have called up defenceman Ethan Bear from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors.
Bear hails from Ochapowace, Saskatchewan. He has recorded 16 points in 34 games this season with the Condors.
The 20-year-old won a WHL championship with the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2017. Bear had 70 points in 67 games with the Thunderbirds last season. He also tallied 26 points in 17 playoff games with Seattle in 2017.
Prior to joining the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL, Bear played Midget AAA with the Yorkton Harvest.
Bear was selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
(PHOTO: Ethan Bear. Photo courtesy of Bakersfield Condors, Twitter.)