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].
Grading the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason moves to date
Maple Leafs Hot Stove's Alec Brownscombe, Anthony Petrielli, and Declan Kerin recently sat down and graded the Toronto Maple Leafs' 2020 offseason so far.
Consider...
Jimmy Vesey signs with the Toronto Maple Leafs: one year, $900k
The Toronto Maple Leafs have added some more winger depth, signing 27-year-old Jimmy Vesey to a one-year, $900k contract.
Many Leafs fans will recall the...
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line is in significantly better shape than it...
You can’t discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason moves without touching on this: It is clear now that the Leafs, if they were willing...
TJ Brodie signs with the Toronto Maple Leafs: four years, $5 million AAV
The Maple Leafs have signed a top-four defenseman: TJ Brodie has inked a four-year, $5 million AAV contract to come to Toronto.
The contract will...
How can Kyle Dubas make the Toronto Maple Leafs harder to play against this...
Kyle Dubas has told the story before.
In their regular seats just inside the blue line at the Sault Memorial Gardens, Dubas’ grandfather, Walter —...
2020 NHL Draft: Toronto Maple Leafs Pick List
After selecting Rodion Amirov 15th overall in round one, the Leafs drafted 11 more times on day two: once in round two, once in round three, twice in round four, once in round five, three times in round six, and three times in round seven. 12 selections is the highest total in Leafs history for a seven-round entry draft, surpassing the 11 picks made in 2016. The Leafs executed both a trade up and a trade down in addition to securing an additional late seventh-round pick from Boston by swapping a 2021 seventh-round draft choice.
With the Kasperi Kapanen trade, Kyle Dubas sets the table for a fascinating offseason...
The first big trade of what is sure to be a busy Toronto Maple Leafs offseason is now in the books.
Yesterday’s Kasperi Kapanen trade...
Kyle Dubas jumps to Mitch Marner’s defense, defends $10.9 million AAV contract
Among the juicier quotes to emerge from the end-of-season media availabilities yesterday was Kyle Dubas’ passionate defense of Mitch Marner in wake of the...
Blue Jackets assistant coach Brad Shaw compliment’s Sheldon Keefe’s decision to go with the...
As the Toronto vs. Columbus series post-mortems continue, Blue Jackets assistant coach Brad Shaw provided great insights into the mindset of his team over...
John Tortorella defends Sheldon Keefe after Maple Leafs’ playoff exit: “Half the pundits in...
12 hours after his team eliminated the Maple Leafs from the postseason, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella jumped to Sheldon Keefe's defense...
What happened last night?
The Toronto Maple Leafs were dead and buried.
That’s no exaggeration. Game 4 was over from a competitive standpoint according to every instinct or intuition...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Pre-Playoff Exhibition – Preview, Projected Lines & TV...
An exhibition hockey game has never been more hotly anticipated than this.
139 days removed from the last NHL game, the Toronto Maple Leafs and...
Quick Hits: New CBA shuts down Leafs’ use of facilities over the offseason; the...
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman provided an insightful radio hit on Friday, covering a number of topics concerning the Toronto Maple Leafs. We've got the key...
Kyle Dubas in depth ahead of the opening of training camp: On Return to...
Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Kyle Dubas held a lengthy press availability on the eve of training camp after the club announced its Phase...
Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes: A flat cap, the bottom six playoff lines,...
We've now got a ratified CBA extension, Return to Play protocols, and tentative playoff series schedules.
As of Friday, Toronto's selection as the Eastern hub...
Team E wins the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery, creating possibility of a Toronto Maple...
The NHL’s controversial 2020 lottery system just had its most chaotic possible outcome: The 12th-seeded mystery Team E, with 2.5% odds, has landed the...
Zach Hyman is the Toronto Maple Leafs’ deserving nominee for the 2020 Masterton Memorial...
Zach Hyman has been nominated by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization for 2020 Masteron Memorial Trophy, the club announced on Tuesday.
The Masterton winner is...
Kyle Dubas on the suggestion that the Cup will have an asterisk this year:...
Kyle Dubas made the media rounds on Wednesday, including TSN Overdrive and Tim & Sid, to discuss the NHL's 24-team playoff format, the play-in...
Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes: Nick Robertson & the 28-man playoff roster, matchup...
Hockey's back --- sort of.
You hate to pump the breaks at a time when there is finally some positive news to be excited about...
Game #69 Review: Anaheim Ducks 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
A 3-0-0 week with wins over Tampa Bay, Florida and Vancouver followed up by an 0-2-1 week against the 27th, 28th, and 30th-place teams:...
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