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: 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),...
Game Review: Maple Leafs’ possession problems persist in deserved loss to Kings
It’s a rare feat to get outshot 37-15 while starting with the puck 72% of the time off the faceoffs, but the Maple Leafs...
Game Review: Craig Berube searching for answers after wretched weekend for the Maple Leafs
This was an ugly weekend of hockey for the Maple Leafs.
Process-wise, this 5-4 loss to Carolina was more akin to an 8-3 blowout than...
Game Review: Easton Cowan opens his NHL account as Maple Leafs pick up hard-earned...
First and foremost, let’s hope Chris Tanev is okay. It was a scary scene, but the initial news that he is feeling okay, passed...
Game Review: John Tavares continues hot start as Maple Leafs snap three-game losing streak
Sheldon Keefe once quipped about Jake McCabe: “He arrives at the puck in a bad mood.”
McCabe wasn’t a standout physical presence in the...
Game Review: Anthony Stolarz demands more from his team after Leafs’ OT loss to...
Clearly, the lead story tonight is Anthony Stolarz’s frustration after the game.
What were you seeing and feeling when Mason Marchment crashed into you?
Stolarz: I...
Game Review: Anthony Stolarz outbattles Shesterkin, Maple Leafs edge Rangers in OT
The Maple Leafs and Rangers recorded just four shot attempts each at five-on-five in the first period of this game, with special teams time...
Game Review: Maple Leafs’ stars roar to life offensively in 7-4 win over Nashville
The Maple Leafs' stars woke up offensively, and their depth scoring continued to chip in as they lit up the Nashville Predators for seven...
Game Review: Maple Leafs struggle for offense, concede late goal in frustrating regulation loss...
The Maple Leafs were hard done by in this 3-2 regulation loss to Detroit, but they also need more out of the top of...
Mitch Marner had every chance to be a Leafs legend. He got in his...
Mitch Marner has officially moved on to pastures new, and all that's left are the media eulogies of his Maple Leafs tenure and what...
Instant Analysis: John Tavares signs a hometown discount with the Maple Leafs (four years,...
Leafs fans who’ve been pining for a significant player to take less to win in Toronto had their wish granted by the final terms...
Five Thoughts: Pelley’s presser, Treliving’s summer, Shanahan’s departure, and Marner’s future
It’s wild to think we’re only five days removed from the Maple Leafs' ugly Game 7 loss to the Panthers. There is plenty to...
Sam Bennett inflicts third head injury in last three playoffs; NHL DoPS continues to...
The least surprising news in the fallout of the Maple Leafs' wild Game 1 win over the Panthers came early this morning: Sam Bennett...
Game in 10: Mission accomplished for the Maple Leafs on a night of milestones...
It was a night of many boxes checked for the Maple Leafs, who clinched the Atlantic Division, swept the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-0...
Nick Kypreos’ latest defense of Mitch Marner badly misses the mark
This week, Nick Kypreos penned a Toronto Star column encouraging Maple Leafs fans not to vilify Mitch Marner if he walks away this summer...
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Game Review: Maple Leafs earn badly needed, relatively stress-free regulation win...
Boy, did the Maple Leafs ever need a win like this.
Not once did Toronto trail in this game, and they cruised to victory...
