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Defenseman Eero Makela sits dejectedly in his stall in the Up and Comers locker room following a 7-2 loss to the Hall of Fame squad. A dynamic line of Christoph Klose, Ivo Willems, and Kain Webb proved too much for the Up and Comers, accounting for 6 goals and 20 points in the game.

"They probed our zone all game," Makela says, shivering at the memory. "They kept coming and coming. We kept trying to survive, spitting it up ice as much as we could, but they just wouldn't stop. It was a mess."

Makela wipes his face with a towel. "We're still in a good position, still flexible and ready. But getting spanked like this gets our asses burning, and now we're hot and ready. Whoever we're facing next better limber up ahead of time, because we're going to take what we experienced tonight and give it as good as we got it."