Carolina received a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Bear, a defenseman, has not played an NHL game this season. He had 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 58 games for Carolina last season and did not play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 25-year-old signed a one-year, $2.2 million contract with the Hurricanes on July 28 and can become a restricted free agent after the season.
"Obviously, we've watched him through the Western Hockey League starting in Seattle and had an early start in Edmonton and got traded to Carolina, and hopefully he's excited to come back to Canada and be part of the Vancouver Canucks and hopefully this will give the coaching staff more options on the back end," general manager Patrik Allvin said. "He's a very smart defenseman and he showed early in his career in Edmonton that he is a really good puck mover and transition defenseman."
Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round (No. 124) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Bear has 47 points (13 goals, 34 assists) in 190 regular-season games for the Oilers and Hurricanes and no points in eight playoff games.
"Everything we can do to improve our team, I'm good with it
and defenseman prospect
Jonathan Myrenberg
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Studnicka, 23, has played one game with the Bruins this season. He has seven points (one goal, six assists) in 38 regular-season games since he was selected in the second round (No. 53) of the 2017 NHL Draft. Studnicka has no points in five postseason games.
The Canucks (2-5-2) won their second straight game Friday, 5-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. They got their first win of the season with a 5-4 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
NHL.com independent correspondent Kevin Woodley contributed to this report
