Alec Brownscombe
Alec Brownscombe is the founder and editor of MapleLeafsHotStove.com, where he has written daily about the Leafs since September of 2008. He's published five magazines on the team entitled "The Maple Leafs Annual" with distribution in Chapters and newsstands across the country. He also co-hosted "The Battle of the Atlantic," a weekly show on TSN1200 that covered the Leafs and the NHL in-depth. Alec is a graduate of Trent University and Algonquin College with his diploma in Journalism. In 2014, he was awarded Canada's Best Hockey Blogger honours by Molson Canadian. You can contact him at alec.brownscombe@mapleleafshotstove.com.
Game Preview: Sharks at Leafs
A struggling Leafs team running into a 18-3-4 opponent can go one of two ways - the bloody Jaws-like scene we’re picturing, or the...
Game in 10: Game #27, Habs 4 vs. Leafs 2
Murphy’s Law is gripping this Leafs team at the moment. The performance wasn’t terrible in this one; it wasn’t exactly great, but there is...
Game Preview: A needed two points
In the first two weeks of December, which is now two days away, the Leafs will face San Jose, St. Louis, Boston, Los Angeles,...
Game in 10: Game #25, Pens 6 vs. Leafs 5 (SO)
The stuff of cardiac arrests. Please keep the 4-1 jokes to yourself. What a crazy game of momentum swings and refereeing-fuelled rage.
1 - The...
GDT: Maple Leafs at Penguins (7:30 p.m., TSN)
Come on Leafs. Time for a redeeming effort.
Maple Leaf Hangout Ep.#18
Game Preview: Seeking a rebound in Pittsburgh
All those cliches about needing to respond to an embarrassing loss with a big character effort will apply to tonight’s meeting against the Pittsburgh...
Game in Ugh: Game #24, Blue Jackets 6 at Leafs 0
1. Countless odd man opportunities against.
2. Dreadful defense.
3. Bad breakouts vs. the trap.
4. Turnovers at the blueline.
5. Soft on the puck.
6. Too...
GDT: Blue Jackets at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
GO LEAFS GO.
Pregame Hangout Show:
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Pregame Hangout Show
Matthew Wagner (@bzarcher) of The Cannon joins Michael and Michael to tee up tonight's Leafs/Blue Jackets matchup.
Click play and it will go live automatically...
Game Preview: The ‘Lumbus visits Toronto
Tyler Bozak is expected to return to the top line between James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel tonight as the Leafs close out a...
To what extent have the Leafs missed Tyler Bozak?
Tyler Bozak didn’t make his return to game action at the behest of team doctors on Saturday night. The worry with Bozak is that...
Game in 10: Game #23, Leafs 2 vs. Capitals 1 (SO)
Lower scoring than one might have expected, this game was more entertaining than the scoreline suggests. The Leafs won the special teams battle and...
Highlights: Leafs/Caps
James Reimer turned away 49 of 50 shots, his third win in his career when facing 49 shots or more, in a 2-1 shootout...
GDT: Capitals at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)
GO LEAFS GO.
Paul Ranger makes way for Mark Fraser on the back end. Carlyle with a sensible decision here to keep Rielly in the...
Game Preview: Grabo the Corsi Monster returns to face [expletive] idiot coach
We're just past the quarter pole of the season and the Capitals and Maple Leafs find themselves in a similar boat. Both have winning...
Game in 10: Game #22 – Predators 4 at Leafs 2
A promising first period went badly astray as the Leafs had their five-game home winning streak snapped by four unanswered goals from the Nashville...
GDT: Predators at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
GO LEAFS GO.
Fit in the pregame hangout with James Mirtle and Dirk Hoag.
Game Preview: Kadri returns as Leafs host Preds
The Leafs emerged with a convincing enough 4-0 win the last time these two teams met (October 10), but the game wasn’t always without...
Game in 10: Game #20, Leafs 4 vs. Sabres 2
Less convincing than it should have been thanks to an atrocious third period, the Leafs grabbed a much-needed two points and split their home...
Peter Holland & First Round Picks ranked by AHL Points Per Game (2004-2010)
Peter Holland made his debut for the Leafs last night, playing 12 even strength minutes next to JvR and Kessel. Obviously it was...
Recent MLHS articles
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins – Game #3 Preview, Projected...
The Maple Leafs seek their first series lead as the matchup shifts to Toronto for Game 3 (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC/ESPN).
The Maple Leafs were...
