In April of this year, it was announced by NHL Insider Rick Dhaliwal that Ethan Bear would be playing with Team Canada in the IIHF World Hockey Championships in Tampere, Finland.
So far, there has been no update, which is not a good sign. It's possible this could be a tournament-ending injury.
Bear had a successful first season with the Vancouver Canucks and will be approaching RFA status, with a possible qualifying offer of $2.2 Million, should the Canucks decide to exercise that option.