According to the papers, Wisconsin signed three recruits on Friday, all defensemen: Mike LaPlante, 6-1, 180 pounds, played with with the Calgary Junior A Royals in the Alberta Junior Hockey League for the past two years. LaPlante was an AJHL all-star, scoring six goals and 28 assists in 54 games last season. Luke Gruden, 6-0, 190 pounds, played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Tim Rothering, 6-0, 180 pounds, played for the Kelowna Spartans in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League. He scored four goals and 32 assists in 59 games last season. --david