Loyal Spits fans like Zach Farina poured into the WFCU Centre with high hopes on Thursday evening.

Jeramiah Farina says the hockey team has what it takes to make it to the Memorial Cup finals this year. "The players who were injured last season are back. Hopefully it stays that way."

Other fans believe the Spits need some more work become more aggressive, while other enthusiast s remain confident their team will prevail. "I think they just need to keep on doing what they are doing. They'll get back up there."

The Oshawa Generals, led by a former Spitfire boss, D.J. Smith, defeated the Spits in close game with the score 4-3.

Fans are now anxiously awaiting Friday night's game as the Spits go head to head with the Owen Sound Attack.