AKO misses playoffs

The Windsor AKO Fratmen lost their final game of the season to the St. Leonard Cougars Saturday evening in Quebec, dropping to 4-4 and missing the playoffs.

The Fratmen started the season 3-0 with victories on the road over the Twin Cities Predators and at home over the Brampton Bears and Ottawa Sooners.

Consecutive road losses to the London Beefeaters and Hamilton Hurricanes, who finished the season first and second respectively, were the turning point in the season, as the Fratmen lost four of their final five games.

The sole win in that stretch came at home over the Burlington Braves, who finished 2-6. That victory was punctuated by an on-field skirmish with less than a minute to play and resulted in the game being called before time expired.

The Fratmen will hold their final press conference of the season on Tuesday where head coach Mike LaChance will sum up the 2012 campaign and offer a look toward the future with his thoughts for 2013.