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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].
Bobby McMann, Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens

Game in 10: Maple Leafs stage epic comeback in Montreal led by Joseph Woll,...

Led by Joseph Woll's goaltending performance, the Maple Leafs erased a 3-0 deficit by rattling off seven unanswered goals with offensive contributions from up...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Devils

Game in 10: Maple Leafs snap the slump with one of their best wins...

The Maple Leafs picked up a well-earned 4-3 overtime victory over the Devils on Thursday night, sweeping their former head coach in the three-game...
Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ strong start slips away as off night from the...

The Maple Leafs couldn't sustain a strong start to the game as their five-game winning streak came to a halt with a 6-3 loss...
Connor Dewar vs, Joel Farabee, Maple Leafs vs. Flyers fight

Game in 10: Matthew Knies stays hot, special teams come through in Maple Leafs’...

The Maple Leafs continue to find ways to win games, this time thanks to a couple of second-period power-play goals (one technically coming a...
Matthew Knies, Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: Matthews returns with a bang, Knies steals the show with a...

Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies collected five points apiece, Auston Matthews grabbed three of his own, and the Maple Leafs handed Boston their second...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Woll’s goaltending, McMann’s finishing powers Maple Leafs to 2-1 win over...

Joseph Woll delivered another peach of a performance in net, Bobby McMann took care of the offense with his 11th and 12th goals of...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs

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...
Mitch Marner, Max Domi, Maple Leafs

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...
Max Pacioretty, Maple Leafs

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...
Auston Matthews, 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...
Maple Leafs goal celebration, Leafs vs. Predators

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...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

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...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Lightning

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...
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

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,...
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

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...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs

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...
Timothy Liljegren, Maple Leafs vs. Flyers

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...
John Tavares, Maple Leafs bench

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...
Chris Tanev, Brad Marchand, Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs vs. Bruins

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...

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