Meanwhile, in Europe . . .

Our European correspondent is back from vacation and has filed some more signings from across the waters . . .

F Zdenek Bahensky (Saskatoon) has signed a one-year deal with Litvinov in the Czech Extraliga. He played midget for Litvinov before playing for the Blades. Litvinov also has former NHLer Robert Reichel on its roster. . . .

F Dan Baum (Prince George) has signed with Heilbronn in Germany’s 2.Bundesliga. Baum’s brother Patrick, a defenceman who once played a game with the Swift Current Broncos, also is with Heilbronn. In fact, both have dual German-Canadian citizenship. Dan played in the ECHL and the LNAH (that rough-and-rugged Quebec senior league) last season, while Patrick was at the U of Regina. . . .

Former NHL G Ed Belfour has signed a six-month deal with Leksand of Sweden’s Allsvenskan (the No. 2 league). He will join his new team Oct. 12. Also on the roster are F Roman Vopat (Moose Jaw/Prince Albert), former Dallas F Juha Lind, and former NHLer Robert Petrovicky. Leksand’s head coach is former New York Islanders D Tomas Jonsson. . . .

F Justin Cox (Prince George) had a tryout with Duisburg of the German DEL and came out of it with a contract. He played for Storhamar in the Norwegian Elitserien last season. Former Saskatoon F Jade Galbraith also plays for Duisburg.

F Jake Riddle (Seattle/Tri-City/Saskatoon/Lethbridge) has signed with Hull of the British Elite League. He was with Utah (ECHL) last season.

D Richard Seeley (Lethbridge/Prince Albert) has signed with the Vienna Capitals of the top Austrian league. He played for Iserlohn of the DEL last season. D Darcy Werenka (Lethbridge/Brandon) is into his fifth season with Vienna.

D Trevor Sherban (Saskatoon/Portland) has signed with HC Appiano, which also is known as HC Eppan as it is in a German-speaking part of Italy. It plays in Italy’s Serie B. He played for Bad Tölz of the German Oberliga last season and played for Appiano in 2005-2006.

D Tim Wedderburn (Prince George) now is with Cortina of Italy’s Serie A. Wedderburn split time last season between AHL teams in Hershey and Chicago, and Rockford of the UHL. C Brandin Cote (Spokane) is on Cortina’s roster and the head coach is Winnipeg native Rich Gosselin, who played for the Flin Flon Bombers in the early 1970s.