KALAMAZOO, MI. (STS) - THE KWINGS LOOK TO CONTINUE WERE THEY LEFT OFF AFTER HAVING A VERY TOUGH SECOND HALF SCHEDULE LAST SEASON BUT STOOD TALL AND FOUGHT HARD TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS ONLY TO LOSE TO SO.CAROLINA STINGRAYS IN THE FIRST ROUND, AND THAT'S TO STAY HOT HEADING INTO THE REGULAR SEASON AND GET BACK TO PLAYOFFS. AFTER THE KWINGS DURING THE OFF SEASON RESIGNING THEIR HEAD COACH NICK BOOTLAND TO A NEW CONTRACT, ADDING MORE PIECES TO THE COACHING STAFF, BEEFING UP THE TEAM WITH POTENTIAL PLAYERS TO MAKE THEIR RUN IN THIS 2016-17 CAMPAIGN. BUT FIRST......PRESEASON, THE KWINGS OPEN THE PRESEASON ON THE ROAD LOSING 4-0 TO THE TOLEDO WALLEYE, THEY NOW CAME HOME TO OPEN THEIR PRESEASON GAME AGAINST THEM WITH 1299 FANS CHEERING THEM ON. THE KWINGS TRIED TO ESTABLISH THE TEMPO EARLY IN THE CONTESTS GETTING TO THE SPOTS, CHECKING THEIR OPPONENT, FORCING THEIR WAY WITH THEIR STYLE OF PLAY. BUT TOLEDO DIDN'T BUDGE, THEY FOUGHT BACK AND MADE IT A "CLASH OF THE TITANS". THEY WERE SCORELESS THRU 2 PERIODS 0-0 UNTIL THE 17:44 MARK OF THE 3RD PERIOD WHEN TOLEDO'S ALEX  GLOBKE SCORES THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME ASSISTED BY NOLAN ZAJAC TO GIVE TOLEDO THE LEAD 1-0. KWINGS WITH OVER 2 MINUTES TO PLAY TRIED TO GET IT IN BUT COULDN'T AS TOLEDO PUT THE D-FENSE WALL UP AROUND THE NET AND THEIR GOALIE PLAY OUTSTANDING DOWN THE STRETCH, TOLEDO WAS ABLE TO STAVE OFF THE KWINGS AND WIN 1-0. TOLEDO'S GOALIE JAKE PATERSON PLAY OUTSTANDING  A PERFECT 25/25 SV/SH KEEPING KALAMAZOO SCORELESS, KALAMAZOO'S GOALIE PLAYED GREAT 23/24 SV/SH. KALAMAZOO FALLS TO 0-2 IN PRESEASON ACTION A LOOK TO GET OFF WHEEL OF DISPARE AGAINST THE BEAST OF BRAMPTON SUN AT 3:00 PM AT WINGS EVENT CENTER.