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 #57 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Ottawa Senators 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up their seventh win in their last eight games after a convincing victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday...
Game #56 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 3 vs. Nashville Predators 2 (SO)
On the back of a first-star performance from Frederik Andersen, the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up their sixth win in their last seven games...
Game #53 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. New York Rangers 0
The Toronto Maple Leafs cruised to a convincing 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night, marking their second consecutive shutout and...
Game #52 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 5 vs. New York Islanders 0
In what is sure to be the feel-good game of the regular season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Travis Dermott, Justin Holl and Kasperi...
Kasperi Kapanen recalled as Mike Babcock shakes up lines ahead of road trip
We’ll have to wait and see how long it lasts, but Monday night's loss to Colorado appears to have spurred Mike Babcock’s line blender...
Game #45 Review: Ottawa Senators 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs will enter the bye week on a losing note after letting a winnable game slip away on Wednesday night versus...
Travis Dermott recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Travis Dermott and loaned Martin Marincin to the Toronto Marlies, the club announced on Friday.
The 21-year-old Dermott...
Game #41 Review: Tampa Bay Lightning 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 0
In their first game of 2018, the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the halfway point of their season with a 2-0 loss to the league-leading...
Game #39 Review: Colorado Avalanche 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
The Maple Leafs grabbed a point thanks to a late tying goal from James van Riemsdyk before falling in overtime in controversial fashion in...
Toronto Maple Leafs recall Martin Marincin, place Nikita Zaitsev on injured reserve
The Toronto Maple Leafs depth on the blue line will be tested for the first time this season with the news that defenceman Martin...
Game #32 Review: Philadelphia Flyers 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost after leading through two periods for the first time this season in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
10 thoughts:
1. Patrick Marleau...
Game #31 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 1 vs. Edmonton Oilers 0
The Toronto Maple Leafs got out to a very early lead for the second consecutive night before leaning on a first-star performance from Curtis...
Game #28 Review: Vancouver Canucks 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
The Maple Leafs dug an early hole before dominating the final 40 minutes and coming up just short in Vancouver on Saturday night.
10 thoughts...
Game #26 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 4 vs. Calgary Flames 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs started their Western Canada road trip off on a high with one of their most complete efforts of the season...
Game #23 Review: Florida Panthers 2 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO)
After a slow start, the Toronto Maple Leafs came from behind to grab a point with a late charge that easily could've produced a...
Game #22 Review: Arizona Coyotes 4 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Despite a valiant late push, Toronto Maple Leafs had their six-game winning streak snapped by the last-placed -- but recently-surging -- Arizona Coyotes on...
Game #21 Review: Toronto Maple Leafs 6 vs. Montreal Canadiens 0
The Toronto Maple Leafs made it six in a row after dropping six on the hapless Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Saturday...
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...
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