The Windsor Clippers is a Canadian junior

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team and members of the

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of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The team, from Windsor,

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, was known as the Windsor AKO Fratmen from 2003 until 2009 as they were sponsored by the AKO Fraternity.

History

The team made its expansion debut in the OLA Jr. "B" league in 2003. The team's first win was on April 30, 2003, against Wallaceburg, 21–12. In four completed seasons, the team has never failed to make the playoffs. The Fratmen hosted the 2005 Junior "B" All-Star Game, and in the team's fourth season Windsor hosted the 2006 Founders Cup. The Fratmen's first ever playoff victory came against the

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in the 2005 Conference Semi-final. On July 2, 2005, the Fratmen defeated Six Nations in the first game of the series 6–4. Their first playoff round victory came in the 2006 Conference Semi-final against the

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, 3-games-to-1. At the 2005 All-Star Game in

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, it was announced that the AKO Fratmen would host the 2006 Founders Cup Tournament. At the 2006 Founders Cup on August 23, the Fratmen opened up the tournament with a 20–9 dismantling of the Nova Scotia Knights. Later that night, the Fratmen also beat the Langley Thunder 11–4. On August 24, the Fratmen topped the

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by a score of 11–7. On August 25, AKO beat the

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(a team composed mostly of players from Kahnawake, Quebec) by a score of 12–8. The victory clinched first place and a bye to the semi-final for the Fratmen, as both teams were undefeated (3–0) going into the game. Jamie Pillon lead all round robin scoring with 22 points (9 goals, 13 assists), he was closely followed by the Andrew Ryckman (6 goals, 15 assists) and 2005 OLA Most Valuable Player David Hodgins (9 goals, 12 assists). In the Semi-final on August 26, the Fratmen took on their most competitive opponent of the tournament to date, the

, for the second time. They came out on top again with a tight 6–3 victory. The Fratmen faced the OLA Champion

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in the Founders Cup Final. The Fratmen (5–0) and Buzz (4–0) were the only two undefeated teams left in the tournament at the time, and had not played against each other in the season. On August 27, the AKO Fratmen played in the National Championship Game against the

. The Fratmen and Buzz were tied 1–1 after the first period. The second saw the Buzz come alive, at the end leading by a score of 5–2. In the third, the Buzz blew the game wide open. The final score was 10–4, but the Fratmen held tough until the end. Cam Brown was named the Fratmen's Game MVP, while both Jamie Pillon and Matt Soulliere were named to the Founders Cup All-Star Team.

Clippers

In Fall 2013, the Canadian Lacrosse Association honoured long-time general manager and co-founder of the team Mike Soulliere with an award for his dedication to the development of the sport.

Season-by-season results

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

Founders Cup

CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team awards

*Far-West Division Champions: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *Western Conference Regular Season Champions: 2009 *Marlene Soulliere Trophy Western Conference Playoffs Champions: 2022 * Founders Cup Silver Medallists: 2006

Individual awards

*2003 OLA Western Rookie of the Year - David Hodgins *2004 OLA Western Most Sportsmanlike Player - David Rivait *2005 OLA Western Most Valuable Player - David Hodgins *2005 OLA Western Scoring Champion - David Hodgins (93 pts) *2006 CLA Founders Cup All-star team - Jamie Pillon & Matt Soulliere *2007 OLA Western Most Sportsmanlike Player - Andrew Ryckman *2009 OLA Western Scoring Champion - Brett Hickey (72 pts) *2009 OLA Western Coaching Staff of the Year - Greg Ducharme, Ron Martinello, Les Boomer, Eddie McGaffey and company *2012 OLA Western Rookie of the Year - Lucas Ducharme *2013 CLA Achievement Award - Mike Soulliere (GM & President) *2014 OLA Western & League Scoring Champion - Brendon Anger (111 pts) *2015 OLA Western Scoring Champion - Logan Holmes (113 pts) *2015 OLA Western Most Sportsmanlike Player - Dylan Riley *2016 OLA Western & League Scoring Champion - Logan Holmes (145 pts) *2017 WESPY Mickey Renaud Captain's Award - Logan Holmeshttp://sports.windsorsquare.ca/archives/85422/wespy-awards-recognize-top-athletes *2017 OLA Western & League Scoring Champion - Andrew Garant (146 pts) *2018 WESPY Male Athlete of the Year Award - Andrew Garant *2018 WESPY Knobby Knudsen Volunteer of the Year Award - Jim Morgan *2018 OLA Western & League Scoring Champion - Chase Kavanaugh (122 pts) *2018 OLA Western Most Valuable Player - Chase Kavanaugh *2018 OLA Western Rookie of the Year - Brayden Mayea *2019 OLA Western Rookie of the Year - Zane Dalpe *2022 OLA Western Most Valuable Player - Zane Dalpe *2022 OLA Best Goaltenders Award - Chase Cosgrove/Griffin Salaris *2022 OLA Creator's Game Award - Mike Soulliere (GM & President)

Professional alumni

* Brett Hickey (

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) * Josh Jubenville (

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) * Kellen LeClair ( Calgary Roughnecks) * Liam LeClair ( Calgary Roughnecks) * Dylan Riley ( Rochester Knighthawks)

NLL Entry Draft picks

*2011 Brett Hickey ''5th Rd - 43rd Overall'' to

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*2015 Kellen Leclair ''3rd Rd - 25th Overall'' to Calgary Roughnecks (by way of

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) *2016 Logan Holmes ''6th Rd - 52nd Overall'' to Buffalo Bandits *2017 Josh Jubenville ''4th Rd - 40th Overall'' to

(by way of

) *2017 Andrew Garant ''6th Rd - 56th Overall'' to

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*2018 Dylan Riley - ''5th Rd - 62nd Overall'' to Rochester Knighthawks (by way of

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) *2019 Liam Leclair - ''1st Rd - 7th Overall'' to Calgary Roughnecks (by way of

) *2021 Patrick Kaschalk - ''1st Rd - 16th Overall'' to

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(by way of

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) *2021 Will Cecile - ''2nd Rd - 32nd Overall'' to

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(by way of

) *2022 Chase Cosgrove - ''3rd Rd - 52nd Overall'' to

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References

External links

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Ontario Lacrosse Association
{{OLA-B Ontario Lacrosse Association teams Sport in Windsor, Ontario 2003 establishments in Ontario Lacrosse clubs established in 2003