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].
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...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ special teams struggle in regulation loss to Florida
The Maple Leafs were primarily undone by their special teams in a regulation loss to the Florida Panthers, setting back their division title pursuit...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs cough up 4-2 lead in Colorado, fall to regulation...
In this 7-4 loss to Colorado, the Maple Leafs opportunistically built a 4-2 lead through 35 minutes that wasn't totally deserved on the balance...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs build a big lead through balanced scoring, survive late...
Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Maple Leafs benefited from balanced five-on-five scoring en route to a 6-3 over Carolina. Sketchy late-game...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose third-period special teams battle in Vancouver, fall one...
With a 2-1 loss in Vancouver, the Maple Leafs were forced to settle for six of eight points on the West Coast trip heading...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars, power play fill the scoresheet in Calgary
The Maple Leafs made it two straight wins to start their trip out west, as a hat trick from William Nylander and additional goals...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs hang on to win a Saturday night classic in...
A fast start, including two power-play goals, and Joseph Woll's heroics (right to the final milliseconds) were enough for the Maple Leafs to hold...
The Maple Leafs are reportedly “pushing hard” for Brandon Saad: A look at the...
Update (2 p.m. EST): It looks like the Vegas Golden Knights are the front-runners to land Brandon Saad's services. Update (2:42 p.m. EST): The Golden...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs fall flat offensively, can’t overcome tough bounces in loss...
The Maple Leafs couldn't generate enough offensively and suffered a few bad breaks in their own end as they fell to 0-2-0 in the...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs squander chances, lose goaltending battle and Matthew Knies to...
The Maple Leafs couldn't capitalize on their command over the possession, shots, and scoring chances throughout this game. They also lost the goaltending battle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Auston Matthews’ play, and the other big question marks facing the...
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs' loss to the Panthers, Auston Matthews' relatively underwhelming season, and...
