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].
Game #19 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Boston Bruins 1
With a 4-1 victory on Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs made it four wins in a row while also winning their fourth consecutive...
Game #17 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Minnesota Wild 2
The Maple Leafs won their second in a row in less-than-pretty fashion on Wednesday night versus the Minnesota Wild, taking them up to 10-7-0...
Game #16 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Vegas Golden Knights 3 (SO)
It wasn't pretty, but the Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back from a tough road trip with a shootout win at home against the upstart...
Game #15 Review: St. Louis Blues 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4
The Toronto Maple Leafs closed out their Western road trip at 1-3 and fell to their fifth defeat in their last six games with...
Game #13 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Anaheim Ducks 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing slide with a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
There is no such thing...
Game #11 Review: Philadelphia Flyers 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Maple Leafs fell to 7-4-0 on the season with a 4-2 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The Leafs have now...
Game #9 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Los Angeles Kings 2
The Maple Leafs moved to 7-2-0 on the season after handing the Los Angeles Kings their first loss in regulation on Monday night.
Your game...
Game #8 Review: Ottawa Senators 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Full value for their 6-3 defeat, the Maple Leafs got a wake-up call in Ottawa on Saturday night.
"That team was almost in the Stanley...
Roman Polak signed to one-year contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Roman Polak to a one-year, $1.1 million contract, the club announced on Sunday.
Polak had been practicing with the...
Game #6 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 vs. Washington Capitals 0
The Toronto Maple Leafs continued to roll with a 2-0 victory over the Capitals on Tuesday night, marking the first time in franchise history...
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals – Game #6 Preview, Projected Lines & TV...
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST | Arena: Capital One Arena | TV: TSN4 | Radio: Fan 590
Game Day Quotes
Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz labels the Leafs "an elite...
Game #5 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT)
The Toronto Maple Leafs moved to 4-1-0 on the season with a long-overdue victory at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.
Some next-day thoughts:
- After...
Game #3 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT)
No turkey hangover here: This was about as good of a game as you're going to see this early in the regular season.
The Maple...
Game #2 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 8 vs. New York Rangers 5
With eight goals from seven different goal scorers, the Toronto Maple Leafs built a 5-1 lead, gave it up, and came back to score...
Game #1 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 7 vs. Winnipeg Jets 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs were full value for a blowout win on the opening night of the 2017-18 regular season. Both sides of special...
Mike Babcock on Frederik Andersen: “He’s one of the most impressive stories over the...
Mike Babcock joined TSN Overdrive on Monday evening, discussing a wide range of topics ahead of the new season, including:
Expectations for the 2017-18...
Preseason Game #6 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Montreal Canadiens 2
The Maple Leafs have received hard-working, organized efforts out of their B squads in the last two back-to-back sets against Buffalo and Montreal.
Despite falling...
Mike Babcock on keeping Zach Hyman with Auston Matthews, Connor Brown’s playing time, and...
Mike Babcock met with the media after practice on Thursday, discussing:
Marleau's fit on the power play
Zach Hyman's place on Matthews' line
Connor...
Preseason Game #1 Review: Ottawa Senators 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
It was exciting to have Leafs hockey back, but this was certainly preseason-calibre and not aided by the poor ice at the Canadian Tire...
Toronto Maple Leafs 2017 Training Camp Roster Tracker – September 14
With training camp now officially open for the much-anticipated 2017-18 season, below is a full breakdown of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2017 training camp...
Recent MLHS articles
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs claim Sammy Blais & Cayden Primeau
The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed left-shot winger Sammy Blais and goaltender Cayden Primeau off waivers on Monday.
They also officially managed to pass all four...
