Friday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT: D Mike Card (Kelowna) signed a try-out contract through the end of August with Ingolstadt (Germany DEL). He had one assist in 19 games with Portland (AHL) last season.
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C Jared Aulin, a former captain with the Kamloops Blazers, will go to camp with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets in September. Aulin, a second-round selection by the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL’s 2000 draft, had his pro career cut short by a shoulder injury. He played for the U of Calgary Dinos in 2007-08, sat out last season and now is apparently healthy. Aulin, 27, was dealt by Colorado to the Los Angeles Kings and had 44 points in 44 games with the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs in 2002-03. "Basically it's a tryout to see where he's at," Columbus assistant GM Chris MacFarland told Lindsay Kramer of the Syracuse Post-Standard. "He hasn't played competitive hockey in a few years, to my knowledge. He's a skilled player." . . .
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F Alex Rodgers has been reunited with Dean Clark. Rodgers was a 13th-round selection by Kamloops in the 2004 bantam draft when the Blazers were being run by Clark, who now is preparing for his first season as head coach of the Prince George Cougars. . . . The Cougars, it seems, quietly claimed Rodgers, 20, off waivers from the Vancouver Giants a couple of weeks ago. . . . The Giants acquired Rodgers from the Blazers during last season. He had 30 points in 77 games split between the two teams and is an excellent penalty killer. . . . The Cougars now are likely to choose three 20-year-olds from among Rodgers, G Joe Caligiuri, F Tyler Halliday, D Cody Hobbs and D Dallas Jackson.
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The Portland Winter Hawks have claimed F Adam Basford, 20, on waivers from the Vancouver Giants. Basford had 28 points in 55 games with the Giants last season. . . . Other possible 20-year-olds in Portland include F Chris Francis, G Kurtis Mucha, F Stefan Schneider, D Brock Cornish and F Radim Valchar, who, as an import, would be a two-spotter. . . . The Giants, having lost Rodgers and Basford, now are looking at D Ryan Funk, F Garry Nunn and D Nolan Toigo as their 20-year-old options.
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F Ryan McDonald, who played out his eligibility with the Prince Albert Raiders last season, has signed with the ECHL’s Elmira Jackals. He had 37 goals for the Raiders last season.