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 alec.brownscombe@mapleleafshotstove.com.
Game Review: Sloppiness with the lead costs Maple Leafs in exhibition loss to Habs
The Maple Leafs have some details to clean up after forfeiting a 4-2 lead with under 10 minutes to go in the third period...
Analysis: Maple Leafs add veteran insurance to their goalie depth chart with the addition...
With Matt Murray bound for Robidas Island Long-Term Injured Reserve, the Maple Leafs have rounded out their goaltending depth chart with the addition of...
Analysis: Maple Leafs sign David Kampf to four-year deal worth $2.4 million AAV
The Maple Leafs have made their first notable player transaction of the Brad Treliving era, signing 28-year-old depth centerman David Kampf to a four-year,...
Brendan Shanahan claims he saw Kyle Dubas as the Leafs’ GM of the future...
After the ground-shaking news broke on Friday afternoon of Kyle Dubas' departure as GM of the Maple Leafs and I soaked in the tidal...
The Maple Leafs don’t score enough or play fast enough under Sheldon Keefe in...
In our past criticisms of Sheldon Keefe’s playoff coaching performance in this space, we’ve talked a lot about consistently timid starts to games, slow...
Matthew Knies likely out for the series due to a concussion inflicted by Sam...
Bad news on the Matthew Knies front: He's likely out for the series due to a concussion.
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After the game last night, Sheldon Keefe honed...
Michael Bunting’s healthy scratch, series adjustments, a defense pairing conundrum, and other scattered thoughts...
I am not surprised by the fact that the series is 3-1 for the Maple Leafs so much as the manner in which we’ve...
Another playoff series, another suspension for the Maple Leafs: Michael Bunting to miss Games...
A suspension at playoff time is clockwork at this point for the Maple Leafs.
For the Leafs, the last 24 hours have included a really...
Game in 10: Fourth line shines again, Maple Leafs acquit themselves well in hard-fought...
A fantastic hockey game by both teams.
Great goaltending at both ends. Dialed-in penalty killing both ways. Evenly-played, tight-checking, playoff-style hockey at five-on-five.
But you’re not...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs forfeit two-goal lead, hang Matt Murray out to dry...
A game that appeared to be firmly in hand got away from the Maple Leafs due to a dreadful middle 20 minutes against the...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs’ stars outshine McDavid in revenge win over Oilers
An offensive outburst in the second half of the game by the Maple Leafs' star producers, including four points from Mitch Marner in a...
Game in 10: Mitch Marner leads the way offensively, Joe Woll solid in net...
After a wobbly start, the Maple Leafs settled in and played a strong second half to the game in Calgary, gutting out a hard-fought...
Six new Leafs (and counting) plus a goodbye to Sandin & Engvall: Digesting Kyle...
What an unbelievably fun couple of days and weeks this has been in the build-up to an NHL trade deadline that is not only...
Game in 10: William Nylander’s OT magic redeems regulation snooze-fest in Maple Leafs’ win...
If you managed to stay awake through the slog that was the first 60 minutes of this game, William Nylander rewarded you with a...
Game in 10: A few thoughts on the season to date as the Maple...
The Maple Leafs entered the All-Star break on a down note due to an inability to break through more than once at five-on-five, untimely...
Game in 10: Morgan Rielly ends his slump, Maple Leafs show up for their...
The Maple Leafs received contributions from their power play and all four lines at five-on-five in a complete team win over the Washington Capitals...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs slip up defensively, let Ilya Samsonov down in the...
After a surprise last-minute goalie change prior to puck drop, the Maple Leafs played a good first period before letting Ilya Samsonov down in...
Game in 10: John Tavares and William Nylander light up the Islanders with dominant...
The Maple Leafs sleepwalked through the opening 20 minutes before William Nylander and John Tavares combined to break the game wide open in the...
Game in 10: Ugly second period erases two-goal lead, Maple Leafs lose again at...
Losing streaks against the Arizona Coyotes and consecutive losses to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre: two things that have lasted four games...
Nick Robertson’s 2022-23 season is over after shoulder surgery
Tough news broke today on Nick Robertson’s shoulder injury: surgery has been performed with a six-month rehabilitation timeline.
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It was one of those that we...
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Analysis: Maple Leafs pen Marshall Rifai to a two-year contract extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs secured the services of Marshall Rifai for at least the next three seasons by signing the left-shot defenseman to a...
