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.
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...
GDT: Devils at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
The weekend off gave the Conference a chance to begin catching up to the Leafs, who played 22 games in the first 40 days...
Mike Brown traded; good problems await Leafs
Mike Brown has been traded to Edmonton for a conditional 2014 fourth round pick (could become a 3rd depending on if he shaves or...
Noon Mashup: Never Satisfied
I hope everyone will be taking the opportunity to do something with their families, spouses or significant others on this unfortunately vacant Saturday night.
Just...
GDT: Leafs at Islanders (7 p.m., Sportsnet Ontario)
The Leafs are on Long Island tonight looking to bounce back after a dismal showing at home against the Habs less than 24 hours...
GDT: Canadiens at Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m., TSN)
Here we go.
Randy Carlyle will dress all of Colton Orr, Mike Brown and Frazer McLaren for tonight's highly-anticipated rematch with the Canadiens.
Typically, there isn't...
These Guys Again…
Tonight, the Leafs look to move to 3-0 against the Canadiens and in the process take down the current Eastern Conference and Northeast Division...
20 in the books: Is it sustainable?
The looming question mark below the surface of a good first 20 games (12-8-0) in the 2013 Leafs season is the fact that the...
Game in 10: Game #20, Leafs 4 at Flyers 2
Showing no signs of slowing down, the Leafs followed up a tough loss in Ottawa with a bounce back win in Philly, their 8th...
GDT: Maple Leafs at Flyers (7 p.m., TSN)
The Leafs have so far been able to stop losing streaks before they start and look to do exactly that tonight with a bounce...
Preview and GDT: Maple Leafs at Senators (7 p.m., CBC)
The Leafs and Senators head into the second edition of the 2013 Battle Ontario tied at 22 points, two behind the surprising Habs for...
Game in 10: Game #18, Leafs 3 vs. Sabres 1
The Leafs move to 11-7-0 and improve their once-dismal home record to 4-4. Tonight, they ground the head of the down-and-out Sabres into the...
Preview and GDT: Sabres at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
The Sabres' Ron Rolston era begins tonight in Toronto. Sitting in the Northeast Division basement by a seven-point margin, the Sabres ended the tenure...
If I Told You…
If I reported back from the future after the Leafs' first 17 games and told you before the season started:
Joffrey Lupul has been out...
A Physical and (so far) Winning Team
One of the more interesting, borderline meaningless stats associated with the Maple Leafs at the moment is their league-leading hit count despite the subtraction...
Game in 10: Game #14, Canes 3 vs. Leafs 1
The Leafs fall to 8-6-0 as their four game win streak ends with a tame effort in Carolina.
1 - A “staged” fight between...
Morning Mashup: Tough test starts tonight
Leafs Nation is feeling a little down on its luck with the injuries to resurgent starter James Reimer and one of our point-a-game youngsters...
Free Fantasy Hockey Contest – $200 in Prizes
If you haven't heard yet, there’s a new way to play fantasy hockey that turns the season long grind into quick hitting one night...
Preview and GDT: Flyers at Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
The Leafs look to extend their winning streak to four while getting off the schneid at home tonight against the Flyers. The key will...
Warriors of the road, stompers of the smurfs
On Hockey Day in Canada in February of 2012, the Leafs organization added special lustre to their matchup against the Montreal Canadiens with the...
Recent MLHS articles
Abject Game 4 loss leads to more soul searching at playoff...
Throughout the season and playoffs, we generally write post-games in a “Game in 10” format, breaking down the game into 10 digestible points that...
