Canadian Hockey League

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Relentless puck hound and quick-twitch play creator


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June 2025 – Selected 13th overall, Carter Bear is now a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Mark Henry

Final Rankings – If it weren’t for the injury, Bear could very well have ended up much higher than this: he has the intangible tools that every NHL team covets. He’s a relentless hard-worker, a constant pace-pusher, and plays a detailed game. He’s shown he can play an intentional, straight-lines checking game in addition to a more skilled, dynamic one. He’s played centre or the wing, either complementarily or as the main driver. He was one of the WHL’s highest scorers on one of its best teams—even if that was hampered later in the season by Everett’s injury issues and, therefore, greater defensive responsibility for Bear. In a draft whose top-end talent falls off abruptly, Bear offers a surefire top-six bet, so long as his recovery goes according to plan.—Luke Sweeney

January 2025 – It is impossible to envision a situation where Carter Bear is not at least a middle-six forward with a long NHL career. He’s one of the most dominant and intense checking forwards in the CHL: if there’s a battle he’ll win it. Especially considering he’s near the tops of the CHL in scoring, more and more people are starting to get on board with Bear’s offensive game as well. He’s inside driven, creates shots from in-tight, and can handle or make plays with pace. Carter Bear has one of (if not the) highest floors in the draft, and there’s reason to believe that his scoring could translate to a top-six role.  Luke Sweeney

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 8.0
NHL Certainty 8.5
Country CAN
Position LW
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth November 4, 2006
Height 6‘0”
Weight 176 lbs
Drafted 2025 Round 1; Overall: 13
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025WHLEverett Silvertips564042827733
2024-2025Prospects ChallengeTeam CHL100020
2023-2024WHLEverett Silvertips672532572623
2022-2023WHLEverett Silvertips191120-3
2022-2023MU18HLWinnipeg Thrashers U18 AAA31322759240
2021-2022MU18HLWinnipeg Thrashers U18 AAA39251742340
2020-2021WAAA U15Winnipeg Hawks U15 AAA453840
2019-2020WAAA U14Winnipeg Hawks U14 AAA30391857320
2018-2019WSI U13Midwest Selects U13943700

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