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Alec Brownscombe

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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.

Talking Jonathan Bernier & James Reimer with The Goalie Guild

The more I think about the Jonathan Bernier trade, the more I realize it was a straight-up judgment call by the Leafs' pro scouts...
Dave Nonis

The off season is here

The off season has officially begun after a karmic conclusion to the Stanley Cup Finals last night (eat shit, Bruins). The compliance buyout period...

Weekend at Bernier’s

Everything is indeed happening. Dave Nonis has made a statement that he's going to be transforming this team into his own this off season....

Go Away Goalie Rumours! + Updates from Nonis

Anybody who takes rumours at this time of year at face value is either new to hockey and the internet or still reading Hockeybuzz....

Morning Mashup: Enough SC Finals, bring on the buyouts!

Not saying the Cup Finals are over at 2-1 Bruins, but you had to know, after the Leafs let a team come back from...
Mike Kostka

2012-13 Player Review: Mike Kostka

Mike Kostka: The undrafted 27-year-old rookie defenceman who went from little-known AHL journeyman to, for a while anyway, first pairing defenceman in the spotlight...

2012-13 Player Review: Phil Kessel

Phil Kessel's detractors are really running low on material. I shouldn’t take a rancorous tone with this piece and instead focus purely on all the...

Not the Marlies, too!

I was just getting back into the playoff swing of things and looking forward to taking in a Marlies game at the Ricoh, hopefully......

Happy May 2-4!

The Marlies are on the ropes against Grand Rapids after a 4-1 loss last night in Michigan. They're down 3-1 in their series headed...

Lazy Long Weekend Friday Links

I'm finding the playoffs much harder to enjoy now that I've been reminded what it's like with the Leafs in them. Links after the jump....

Preview and GDT: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game #7, Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins (7...

Strap yourselves in. The biggest Leaf game in nearly a decade is just a few hours away. Do the Leafs have the momentum, is Boston...

Everything is happening: Game 7 Game Day!

After such a critical shortage of meaningful moments in the last decade for this hockey club, these last few days have been almost too...

Game in 10: ECQF Game #5 – Leafs 2 at Bruins 1

We're headed back to Toronto for Game 6. The book isn't yet closed on this team's 2013 story as the Leafs continue to prove...

Preview and GDT: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game #5, Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins (7...

Do or die. Win or go home. Put up or shut up. . The Leafs look to keep things interesting in this series and give...

Morning After: Down but not yet discouraged

I was one of the more deflated Leafs fans after witnessing game 1 of this Leafs-Bruins playoff series. I knew Boston previously matched up...

Morning After: Last night happened

For anyone rubbing their eyes and waking up this morning, I can confirm that what you saw last night was NOT a dream. It...

GDT: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game #2, Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins (7 p.m., CBC)

The three day break has given us much time to digest the events of Wednesday night. The Leafs can draw inspiration from the inexperienced...

Can’t OutBruin the Bruins

After last night there is no shortage of critics jumping on the uselessness of the likes of Mark Fraser, Mike Kostka, Colton Orr and...

GDT: Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 1, Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins (7 p.m., CBC)

We are within 2 hours (update: 1 hour, 50 minutes) (update 1 hour, 49 minutes) (update 1 hour, 48 minutes) of the moment we've...

THE DAY IS HERE! PLAYOFF GAME DAY!

Look at that glorious playoff ice paint. I haven’t been this excited about ice paint since... well, when the Leafs painted on their logo...

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