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.
HBO 24/7: Leafs / Red Wings Episode #2 (Open Thread)
MLHS hopes those affected by the power outages are doing OK - if you're one, stop wasting your remaining cell battery and get off...
Game Preview: Winter Classic Primer at the ACC
The Maple Leafs enter this game trailing the Red Wings for third place in the Division (remember - the funny new format means top...
Game Recap: Game #37, Leafs 2 vs. Coyotes 1 (SO)
Big sigh of relief as the Leafs pull one out in the shootout to stave off .500 and move to 18-16-3. Another one-goal effort...
Game Preview: The ‘Yotes are Circlin’
11-15-3 since their 6-1 start, 10 losses in their last 13.. it may not be time to panic yet, with the Leafs still tight...
Game in 10: Game #36, Panthers 3 at Leafs 1
Despite losses in two of three, the Leafs looked to be fighting their way out of a slump with some good efforts against some...
Preview and GDT: Panthers at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
There is talk Jonathan Bernier will start tonight, which doesn’t make any sense.
It would be five starts out of six for Bernier and in...
Game in 10: Game #35, Penguins 3 vs. Leafs 1
After the first period, this was a 50/50 game that the Leafs didn’t end up on the right end of. Toronto will be ruing...
Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Penguins (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
A great win over the League champs can quickly be forgotten if the Leafs don't take it as a turnaround point amid a poor...
Game in 10: Game #34, Leafs 7 vs. Hawks 3
That the Leafs' offensive outbreak and first regulation win since November 19 (12 games) came against the League's top team could be pivotal in...
GDT: Maple Leafs at Blues (8 p.m., Leafs TV)
Same lineup for the Leafs except with James Reimer in net. Herculean effort required in a back to back.
GO LEAFS GO.
Greg Cronin earlier...
Game Preview: Taking a good loss into St. Louis
Who was that team in Blue and White last night?
A team in Leafs jerseys was getting out of its end efficiently. Moving up the...
Preview and GDT: Kings at Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m., TSN)
Deep breaths, everyone. No Dion Phaneuf and the 20-7-4 Los Angeles Kings are coming into town.
The Kings are a heavy forechecking team and are...
Dion Phaneuf suspended for two games
It's the first time since November of 2010 that we've even had to ponder the question of what the Maple Leaf blueline will look...
Dion Phaneuf facing possible suspension for Miller hit
The Maple Leafs haven't experienced a game without Dion Phaneuf since November of 2010. That may change on Wednesday vs. the Los Angeles Kings,...
Game in 10: Game #31, Bruins 5 at Leafs 2
The opposite of the typical Leaf game from earlier in the season. A decent even-strength performance by the Leafs, but the game was lost...
Game in 10: Game #30, Leafs 4 at Sens 3 (SO)
A game in Ottawa on a Saturday night. It brought the goals, the chippy-ness, the sloppiness, and the Leaf win we were all expecting....
Preview and GDT: Bruins at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., LeafsTV)
The Leafs look to build on a two-game winning streak against a familiar adversary tonight at the ACC.
The Bruins enter the game after an...
Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Senators (7 p.m., CBC)
The Leafs return to Ottawa for the first time since April 20, 2013, the night of a 4-1 Leafs win that clinched their playoff...
Preview & GDT: Stars at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
The Leafs look to pick up their first win in five games tonight against the Dallas Stars. The Stars are 10th in the west...
Randy Carlyle – November 4
Carlyle touches on:
- HBO 24/7 started filming at today's practice.
- Tyler Bozak injury status update.
- Phil Kessel left practice early with a "tweak."
- Joffrey...
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