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.
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...
Leafs Player Point Projections over a full season
With the fast and furious 48-game 2013 regular season in the books, presented below are 82-game points projections for each Leaf player, for whatever...
Game in 10: Game #48, Habs 4 at Leafs 1
The Leafs finish the season at 26-17-5 (57 points) and not on the note we were hoping for headed into the playoffs. Their round...
Preview and GDT: Canadiens at Leafs (7 p.m., HNIC)
Playoff preview? A primer for Tuesday night? With a win, the Leafs could go a long way in making it so. The playoff implications...
Playoff Permutations
Here are the playoff scenarios going into tonight:
A Leaf regulation win is a big step toward Habs (4) vs. Leafs (5) in round one...
MLHS PLAYOFFS!!!1 Pool at CBC (winner gets a prize!)
MLHS is running its annual playoff pool over at CBC, and HOLY SHIT there's Leafs players in it this year. The prize for the...
Game in 10: Game #47, Leafs 4 vs. Panthers 0
The Leafs are 26-16-5 after taking care of business with a much-needed, convincing win 4-0 over Florida. The Canadiens beat the Jets, so Saturday's...
Preview and GDT: Leafs at Panthers (7:30 p.m., Sportsnet)
After allowing 5 goals a game while losing three of their last four, the Leafs need to stop the bleeding against the lowly Panthers...
Game in 10: Game #46, Lightning 5 vs. Leafs 2
After a three day break spent golfing, fishing and pool side chillaxing in Florida, the Leafs were looking to mount a push for home...
Preview and GDT: Leafs at Lightning (7 p.m., TSN)
Last night was a good night on the out of town scoreboard for the Leafs. The Sens, Isles, Rangers, Habs and Bruins all played...
Game in 10: Leafs Clinch Leafs Clinch Leafs Clinch Drought Over
IT’S OVER. The Maple Leafs are playoff bound after 9 years on the outside looking in as the clinch has been sealed with a...
Leafs – Sens Preview; Some Thoughts on the recent struggles
The Leafs head to a rink of warm recent memories tonight, looking to get out of a two-game funk in which they've been outscored...
Preview and GDT: Islanders at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
5 games to go, and with the Habs' recent form, home ice advantage is within the Leafs' reach (also play them in the last...
Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Capitals (7 p.m., TSN)
After the Leafs pulled off a steal of a win over New Jersey last night, the Buds are in Washington, DC tonight hoping to...
Preview and GDT: Devils at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Leafs TV)
The league's fourth ranked team, the Toronto Maple Leafs (we beat Boston in something!), host the New Jersey tonight seeking to snuff out their...
Morning Mashup: Playoff Scenarios
Not too long ago, the Leafs were sitting pretty comfortably in sixth and all looked pretty much ideal as far as the playoff picture...
Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Devils (7 p.m., CBC)
The Leafs are in New Jersey tonight to take on the 9th-placed Devils. With the Devils sitting five behind Leafs (granted, with three teams...
Game in 10: Game #37, Flyers 5 vs. Leafs 3
Trade deadline in the rear view, let’s hope this game doesn’t set the tone for the Leafs’ finish this season. Between a 5-3 loss...
Joe Colborne recalled by Maple Leafs
With team rosters now allowed to expand beyond the 23-man limit after the trade deadline, the Leafs have recalled big center Joe Colborne from...
Leafs acquire Ryan O’Byrne for 4th round pick
In their only move today, the Leafs have acquired the 6'5, 235-pound Ryan O'Byrne, a big right hander for the back end who used...
Recent MLHS articles
Special teams crisis + adjustments, the heat on Marner, Nylander’s absence,...
In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne, Anthony Petrielli, and Alec Brownscombe discuss the first three games of the Boston-Toronto series,...
