More from Tuesday . . .

News from Garth MacBeth, who watches the European scene for us. . . . K-Vantaa (Finland Mestis) has signed F Chris Di Ubaldo (Kelowna/Prince George/Prince Albert) to a try-out contract. K-Vantaa’s Christmas break begins Dec. 16 so the contract may run until then. Vantaa is a suburb of Helsinki. Di Ubaldo was playing with Miesbach in the German Oberliga this season, getting four goals and four assists in 12 games. . . . F Chris Dingman (Brandon) has signed with AaB Aalborg (Danish Elitserien). . . . And our man on Europe provides this update on the Jere Karalahti situation: The courts yesterday authorized the seizure of 15,000 Euros from Karalahti’s bank accounts. It is believed that Karalahti may have been the financier of the drug ring. Karalahti remains in jail awaiting trial.

RW Scott Glennie of the Brandon Wheat Kings, who has missed six games with a concussion, has been cleared to return to action. . . . LW Drayson Bowman of the Spokane Chiefs is the CHL player of the week for a second straight week. He is the first player to cop the honour two weeks running and the second to win it twice — F John Tavares of the OHL’s Oshawa Generals won it Sept. 23 and Oct. 14. . . . Bowman had five goals and three assists in two victories last week. He leads the WHL with 23 goals and is second in the points race, with 42. . . . Vancouver Giants head coach Don Hay has been fined $500 for incurring a game misconduct following a 4-3 loss to the Tigers in Medicine Hat on Saturday. It could be that Hay was upset about the manner in which referee Devin Klein allocated the power plays. Medicine Hat was 2-for-6; the Giants were 0-for-1.

Jack Donovan, the Portland Winter Hawks’ president, has told the Portland Tribune that GM Ken Hodge will report to Mark Janssens, who was hired as a special consultant. Meanwhile, principal owner/CEO Jim Goldsmith told the Tribune’s Jason Vondersmith that Janssens will “give us a competitive advantage to get into rooms and corners we couldn’t get into.” . . . Goldsmith also told Vondersmith that “Ken will be accountable to Mark. We’re creating layers, trying to create new accountabilities to be competitive in today’s league. That’s a good thing.” . . . The Winter Hawks have announced that Comcast SportsNet will televise six home and two road games, with the first of those Saturday from Kelowna. Last season, more than 30 games were televised.