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].
10 Thoughts: Leafs’ response to Gudas, Cowan’s first fight, Groulx’s shorty, and big nights...
10 thoughts after a refreshingly entertaining game/win over the Anaheim Ducks for the Maple Leafs, albeit with significant concerns about Auston Matthews' injury situation:
Regarding...
Game Review: Bo Groulx torches Noah Dobson, nearly scores in Maple Leafs’ loss to...
As much as the title of this article is facetious, it is actually the type of thing the rest of the 2025-26 Maple Leafs’...
Instant Analysis: Scott Laughton traded to LA for a conditional 2026 third-round pick
After sending Bobby McMann to Seattle, the Maple Leafs have traded Scott Laughton to Los Angeles for a 2026 third-round pick that could become...
The best time for a Leafs coaching change was months ago. The next best...
The best time for the 2025-26 Maple Leafs to make a coaching change was back in November (when the writing was on the wall),...
Game Review: Leafs hockey returns with a whimper in Tampa Bay
After a three-week break, Leafs hockey returned with a whimper in Tampa, where Toronto suffered a 4-2 defeat that wasn’t really much of a...
Game Review: A statement loss in a must-win game for the Maple Leafs
With everyone inside and outside the organization labeling this either a "must-win" or a "huge" game for the Maple Leafs, they gave up six...
Game Review: Maple Leafs show up late to Mitch Marner’s return game, lose 6-3
I’m not in the mindset to award any brownie points for the Maple Leafs’ comeback effort in the second period of this game.
It’s better...
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...
Recent MLHS articles
Craig Berube on Bo Groulx returning to the Marlies due to...
After Friday's practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Bo Groulx rejoining the Marlies, Dakota Joshua and Matias Maccelli's strong play of late, and Easton...
