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 in 10: Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs’ third line carries team to victory in...
Outshot 39-19, the Maple Leafs' third line, penalty kill, and primarily Joseph Woll carried the team to a 5-3 victory in Dallas on Wednesday...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs score three in three minutes to overcome slow start...
The Maple Leafs finally found another gear offensively in the second half of this game, firing 31 shots on goal and scoring three unanswered...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs do enough to beat lowly Ducks, hope for good...
It wasn’t completely stress-free -- and might have come with a notable injury loss (depending on Anthony Stolarz’s status) -- but the Maple Leafs...
Game in 10: Stolarz owns the night, Maple Leafs’ PK and Matthews’ OT winner...
Never in doubt!
Your game in 10:
1. What is there to say about the first period that isn’t glaringly obvious? Shot counts don’t end up...
Game in 10: Reunited, Matthews & Marner create fireworks in Maple Leafs’ win over...
After a terrible bounce put the Leafs behind 1-0, a quiet opening 40 minutes offensively gave way to a Knies-Matthews-Marner reunion party in this...
Game in 10: Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs’ PK make the difference in victory over...
The Maple Leafs escaped the trap vs. Chicago, winning with their C+ game thanks to a strong enough start, excellent goaltending, a couple of...
Game in 10: Knies returns with a bang, Robertson busts his slump as Maple...
The Maple Leafs broke out offensively at five-on-five, running up a 4-0 lead through 40 minutes and then holding on for dear life late...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ special teams & goaltending fail to overcome 5-on-5 scoring...
The banged-up Maple Leafs fell behind early and never looked likely to mount a comeback as the four-game winning streak came to an unceremonious...
Game in 10: Mitch Marner leads Maple Leafs to thrilling HNIC win over Connor...
Connor McDavid came to town, but Mitch Marner stole the show as the Maple Leafs came back from a goal down in the third,...
Game in 10: Power play offense, solid defensive play, and stellar goaltending remains the...
The Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to three games—all against Atlantic rivals—as special teams remained a major asset in a 4-1 win over...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ power play earns them two points in low-event win...
The Maple Leafs' power play continued to make up for lost points earlier in the season by scoring twice in this fairly uneventful 3-1...
Instant Analysis: Timothy Liljegren traded to San Jose for Matt Benning, two draft picks
Cap casualty Timothy Liljegren has been traded to the San Jose Sharks.
The former 17th overall pick from 2017 has been traded seven and a...
Game in 10: Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander line lights the lamp as Maple Leafs snap Jets’ eight-game...
Led by four goals from the Max Pacioretty - John Tavares - William Nylander line, the Maple Leafs broke out offensively at five-on-five, snapping...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs salvage a point but continue their losing streak in...
The Maple Leafs forfeited 1-0 and 2-1 leads, managed to salvage a point thanks to Auston Matthews, and also lost the extra point thanks...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars underdeliver, power play continues to struggle in 5-1...
Coming off a lacklustre showing in Columbus, the Maple Leafs did not generate the expected response on home ice against their head coach's former...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs concede five goals in 31 minutes in Columbus, lay...
The Maple Leafs laid their first rotten egg of the Craig Berube era, falling 5-0 down through 31 minutes to the Columbus Blue Jackets...
Game in 10: Marner and Nylander find the net, Stolarz records first win of...
co-written by Alec Brownscombe & Anthony Petrielli
It wasn't the first period the Maple Leafs and their fans were looking for in the home opener,...
Game in 10: Stolarz steps up but Maple Leafs can’t break through in season-opening...
Despite 48 shots on net, the Craig Berube era started with the Maple Leafs' first shutout loss in 227 games.
Your game in 10:
1. It's...
Maple Leafs’ draft czar Wes Clark departs for Pittsburgh
The Maple Leafs’ former Director of Player Personnel & Amateur Scouting is headed to Pittsburgh.
After running the Leafs’ draft (and announcing the Leafs’ 31st-overall...
MLHS mourns the loss of cherished member, Burtonboy
It’s with a heavy heart that we inform the MLHS community of the loss of one of our own, Charlie Pafford (aka Burtonboy), after...
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Game in 10: Matt Murray wins first game back, Maple Leafs’...
For the first time this season, the Maple Leafs have technically won back-to-back games on the road.
"Technically," because this was more or less a...
