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.
4/4: Marlies This Week
Courtesy of the Marlies:
"The Toronto Marlies have clinched the Sam Pollock Trophy, which is handed out annually to the North Division—s top team during...
A Change of Seasons: The 2011-12 Maple Leafs
From the creator of the 2010-11 Maple Leafs video "Progress," TheAncientDirtbag has released his season-ending video for the 2011-12 campaign entitled "A Change of...
Morning Mashup: More Marlies
Probable starter for the Leafs tonight in Buffalo, Ben Scrivens, has been named the AHL's goaltender of the month for the month of March.
The...
Game in 10: Game 79, Leafs 4 vs. Sabres 3
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One team entered the game 7-2-1 in their last ten, and tied for the final playoff spot with four...
What’s the Captain’s role in all of this?
It was as predictable as it was painful to read. Smelling blood in the water as the fan base angrily seeks answers for what's...
Game in Tank: Game 78, Leafs 1 vs. Flyers 7
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You can add a total failure to even compete with a debuting rookie goaltender in your net to the...
3/29: Marlies This Week
We're going to try to post regular Marlies updates as they embark on their Calder Cup bid. Here's this week's release from the Marlies:
"The...
Spencer Abbott signs with Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs have signed 23-year-old left winger Spencer Abbott of the Maine Black Bears, according to reports.
had his best season offensively...
Game In 10: #76, Leafs 2 vs. Rangers 3 (SO)
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1 - The Leafs are 33-34-9 and this was another good effort against the first-placed Rangers to wrap up...
Game in 10: #75, Leafs 4 at Devils 3 (SO)
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With a number of the opponents surrounding the Leafs in lottery territory winning the last few nights, the two...
New Leafs Beefs: The Playoffs, Hope, Love/Hate, Humiliation
For those that have or haven't been following Youtube user Jeremy Larter's Leafs Beefs video series (archive here), there were seven new ones posted...
Game in 10: Game 71, Leafs at Lightning
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We might be the worst team in the NHL over the last 15 games but we still have Tampa...
Game In 10: Game 70, Leafs at Panthers
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"This is like watching that movie The Fugitive, with the train wreck in slow motion. It just doesn't...
GDT: Leafs at Capitals (5 p.m., Sportsnet)
The way things are going lately the Maple Leafs could shut out the league's highest scoring team and still find a way to lose.
And...
GDT: Flyers at Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)
If their now-.500 record didn't spell it out already, the Maple Leafs' awful record against playoff teams is a pretty good indicator they took...
Was Ron Wilson the wrong coach at the wrong time?
At some point in our schooling, we've almost all had a teacher or professor who, as wise and experienced in the subject he or...
Tim Connolly supports Fail for Nail campaign
Mashup after the jump.
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Randy Carlyle post-game interview:
Playing two men short the last two games, in a back to back situation and after a...
GDT: Bruins at Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
Tonight, Randy Carlyle looks to do what Ron Wilson couldn't in four attempts this season - beat the Boston Bruins. The closest the Leafs...
Could we have given him 5.5 million pineapples instead?
Today, the Maple Leafs made Mikhail Grabovski their highest paid forward, at least until Phil Kessel is due up for his raise next season,...
A conservative, yet attacking hockey club
As the Leafs were in the midst of their free fall out of a playoff spot, it occurred to me that this team, taking...
Recent MLHS articles
Sheldon Keefe on the performance of the Tavares-Marner line through two...
On an off day on Tuesday, Sheldon Keefe discussed the contributions of John Tavares & Mitch Marner's line through the first two games of...
