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 [email protected].
Game Review: Fatigued Maple Leafs continue to struggle defensively in loss to Wild
Yeesh.
The first five minutes of this game looked like it could've been a much different type of night, as the Leafs tilted the ice...
Game Review: Resilient Maple Leafs find their way back in Winnipeg to end tough...
A gutsy third-period effort to erase a 3-1 deficit in Winnipeg turned a tough road trip into a relatively successful one (five of eight...
Game Review: Maple Leafs pass a big test in Colorado, extend points streak to...
If there is a single 20-minute period that encapsulates just how far the Maple Leafs have come in their overall team game and five-on-five...
Game Review: Laughton provides storybook ending for the Maple Leafs in Philadelphia
Scott Laughton's folk hero status continues to rise in Toronto.
I had to blink a few times to make sure I wasn’t superimposing the memory...
Game Review: Maple Leafs full marks in four-line win over Florida
For the second time this season, the Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-1 thanks to a strong four-line effort.
Frankly,...
Game Review: Passive third period costs Maple Leafs a point on Matthews’ record-setting night
First things first: Congratulations, Auston Matthews!
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We all knew this accomplishment was inevitable several years ago, and it became clear it would happen well before...
Game Review: Matthews’ hat trick leads resilient Leafs’ comeback in wild win over Jets
The Maple Leafs erased 4-1 and 5-4 deficits in a classic Bob Cole “everything is happening”-style hockey game to kick off the 2026 portion...
Game Review: After a promising first half, Maple Leafs let a point slip in...
While the Red Wings were hanging around only down 1-0, you had to feel good about the Maple Leafs’ play through 35 minutes of...
Game Review: William Nylander leads the way, Maple Leafs get badly needed win over...
Coming off the firing of an assistant coach and sitting last in the Eastern Conference after losing three straight/five of their previous six, the...
Marc Savard’s dismissal was justified, but the head coach and player leadership group also...
After the Maple Leafs' latest loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday night, we wrote the following about the team's power play:
To repeat ourselves...
Game Review: Maple Leafs pull one out of the fire, win the Bowen game...
All at once, this was a vital two points, a very fitting final four minutes to the Joe Bowen tribute game, and a not-at-all-reassuring...
Game Review: Same old problems plague Maple Leafs in HNIC loss to Oilers
We can all agree with Craig Berube's lamentation of his team’s lack of urgency to start the third period while down a goal in...
Game Review: Maple Leafs lock down 1-0 lead, continue winning streak over Lightning
For the most part, this 2-0 victory followed the Maple Leafs’ formula that led to their regular-season division title success in 2024-25. It also...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get more contributions from up and down the lineup in...
Just like that, the previously hapless Maple Leafs emerged from a tough five-game road trip with a 4-1-0 record while outscoring the opposition 16-4...
Game Review: Maple Leafs get back to losing ways in Washington
This was a real gut-punch of a loss, but I'll start by mentioning that there were sections of this game I quite liked from...
Why the Maple Leafs absolutely shouldn’t consider a rebuild without first evaluating a coaching...
The narratives about the 2025-26 Maple Leafs have gotten out of control.
With the talk of rebuilds, tanks, and fire sales all over my social...
Game Review: Woll holds Toronto in it, Cowan comes up clutch as Maple Leafs...
There are a few different ways to look at this 2-1 overtime win for the Maple Leafs in Columbus, and the correct take will...
Game Review: Soul searching continues as Maple Leafs lay egg in Montreal
Coming off one of their better 60-minute efforts of the season against Columbus (not saying much, granted), Craig Berube ran three new lines to...
Game Review: William Nylander scores in both teams’ nets, Maple Leafs snap losing slide...
Only William Nylander, ever the polarizing figure, could score on his own net to start the game (amid a five-game losing skid for the...
Game Review: Maple Leafs deserve a better fate but find another way to lose...
The Maple Leafs are finding ways to lose games right now. For the first time since April 2021 (i.e., the Covid-impacted, Canadian division season),...
Recent MLHS articles
Craig Berube on the message to Jake McCabe amid his struggles:...
After Tuesday's practice, Craig Berube discussed his goaltending situation with Joseph Woll's shaky past two starts and Anthony Stolarz's conditioning stint with the Marlies,...
