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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.
Joffrey Lupul

Joffrey Lupul named NHL First Star of the Week

Following up on Nazem Kadri's 3rd star honours last week, Joffrey Lupul is your NHL 1st star for the week of March 25-31 after...
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Kadri’s Kiss: Nazem Kadri, Frazer McLaren and Colton Orr on Coaches Corner

What a night for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans. They're not contenders yet, but this is looking like an offensively-inclined, hard-hitting, glove-dropping, entertaining,...

Game in 19 (for Lupul): Game #35, Leafs 6 vs. Canes 3

That. That was the win that cemented the Leafs as playoff worthy. 1 - The Leafs started nice and bright, carrying the pace early....

Preview and GDT: Hurricanes at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., LeafsTV)

In a matchup with big playoff implications, the Leafs could move ten up on the 10th-placed Carolina Hurricanes with a win in this four-point...
Joffrey Lupul

So close you can almost taste it

What an impressive showing by Joffrey Lupul last night. Re-united with 2011-12 running mates Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel after an in-game audible by...

Preview and GDT: Panthers at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)

After a game in which the Leafs sat back, tried to limit the damage and relied on the counterattack against Boston, tonight you hope...

Preview and GDT: Bruins at Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)

Tonight, Randy Carlyle will stick with James Reimer seemingly in an effort to give Reimer a chance at staking a number one's claim to...
Morgan Rielly 1st Pro Goal

Rielly’s First

After the jump, take in Morgan Rielly's first pro goal in his first pro appearance during last night's Marlies-Wolves game (4-3 shootout loss). It's...

Preview and GDT: Leafs at Sabres (7 p.m., Sportsnet)

After returning from injury and playing an instrumental role in the Leafs earning three of four points, the Leafs will be without Joffrey Lupul...

Game in 10: Game #30, Leafs 4 vs. Lightning 2

A much needed two points put an end to a five-game winless (but not pointless) skid. Given the Leafs’ three wins in their prior...

Holzer down, Gardiner up; What to whine about now?

James Mirtle wrote the other day about how the first Pascal Dupuis goal in the crushing 3-1 loss to Pittsburgh last Thursday was the...

Preview and GDT: Jets at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)

Joffrey Lupul makes his return at a game where the Leafs need to stop the bleeding or else risk playing their way out of...
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Lupul returns, Rielly coming to T.O.

Joffrey Lupul returns to the Leaf lineup at a time when they could sure use a boost. It's not official that he'll play tonight,...

Time to Tweak?

I’ve been an advocate of Randy Carlyle hockey since last season, even when the results didn’t immediately improve after he replaced Ron Wilson. It...

Preview and GDT: Leafs at Jets (8 p.m., Leafs TV)

Tickets: RSVP to future Leaf games for a chance to win 2 Leafs tickets! If three games comprise the beginning of a losing skid in...
Tyler Bozak

There’s worse ways to lose

I took in what felt like a one-point win last night at the ACC. I of little faith was thinking “blow out” after the...

Game in 10: Game #25, Leafs 2 at Bruins 4

More of the same in Boston. It was less embarrassing than last season's visits to the TD Garden, and there's a small victory in...

Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Brooons (7 p.m., TSN)

Tickets: Are you watching or going to tonight's Leafs game? RSVP here and be entered to win $200 in free tickets. We’re at the half...

Preview and GDT: Senators at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., TSN)

The parallels between these two provincial rivals goes deeper than their matching point totals through 23 games. Both teams are getting good goaltending, sitting...

Holding onto Holzer

For reasons beyond my comprehension, the two-year contract extension handed out to 25-year-old Korbinian Holzer yesterday generated reactions beyond "oh, alright" on Twitter. Unless you're...

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