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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].
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...
Matthew Knies, Maple leafs

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...
Mattthew Knies, Maple Leafs

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,...
Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs

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...
Tyler Bertuzzi, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: All four lines contribute offensively, Maple Leafs clean it up defensively...

The Maple Leafs got the response they needed after a leaky home loss to New Jersey as a no-stress 5-1 win over the Capitals...
Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs vs. Hurricanes

Game in 10: Maple Leafs hang around but fall just short in schedule-loss situation...

Facing a 2-0 deficit in a tired situation on the road against a top opponent, the Maple Leafs didn't go away, hanging around long...
Timothy Liljegren, Maple Leafs vs. Flyers

Game in 10: Late push falls short for the Maple Leafs in Philadelphia

A 3-0 deficit proved too much to fully overcome for a Maple Leafs team that couldn't buy a goal for the first 40 minutes...
John Tavares, Danton Heinen, Maple Leafs vs. Bruins

Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose the special teams and goaltending battles, suffer season-series...

A special-teams deficit, a gift to the Bruins courtesy of William Nylander, and a bad goal on Joseph Woll sunk a tired Maple Leafs...
Ryan Reaves, Maple Leafs vs. Rangers, Matt Rempe fight

Game in 10: Tavares line and Ilya Samsonov lead the way, Rempe injures Lyubushkin...

The Maple Leafs erased two one-goal deficits and overcame a late tying goal against to defeat the Rangers by a score of 4-3 in...
Ryan Reaves vs. O'Brien, Maple Leafs vs. Coyotes

Game in 10: On the Ilya Lyubushkin acquisition and the Maple Leafs’ ugly win...

The Ilya Lyubushkin acquisition quickly overshadowed a mostly forgettable and not particularly well-played 4-2 victory by the Maple Leafs over the Arizona Coyotes. Let's jump...
Tyler Bertuzzi, Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs

Game in 10: Samsonov, Bertuzzi, and the power play come up trumps as the...

Entering the toughest building in the NHL at the end of their road trip, the Maple Leafs found a way to extend their winning...
Matthew Knies, Maple Leafs vs. Blues

Game in 10: Matthews, Knies & McMann remain hot as all-situations offense powers Maple...

The Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four with a 4-2 win over St. Louis powered by one power-play goal courtesy of Auston...
Max Domi, Maple Leafs vs. Blues

Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ depth steps up, Bobby McMann tallies first career hat...

Anticipating a healthy scratch when he arrived at the rink in the morning, Bobby McMann was putting the finishing touches on his first career...

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