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.
Good start to a tough week ahead
Randy Carlyle is 1-0-0 as Leafs head coach following a 3-1 win at the Bell Centre last night. The Leafs had not limited the...
GDT: Leafs at Canadiens (7 p.m., CBC)
The Randy Carlyle era begins in Montreal tonight as the Leafs look to break a six game losing streak that has dropped them back...
Burke and Carlyle speak
A worn-down looking Brian Burke explained what was obviously a personally excruciating decision to fire long time friend Ron Wilson and bring in Randy...
So begins the Randy Carlyle era
Last night, Brian Burke did what many said he never would by axing long time friend Ron Wilson, ending his coaching tenure after what...
Leafs fire Ron Wilson, hire Carlyle
Randy Carlyle will be on the bench in Montreal tomorrow night. Analysis to come tomorrow. Burke will address the media before the morning skate....
The Leafs: Punching below their weight?
In lieu of a mashup this morning, I thought I'd put together the following charts courtesy of the line graphics on DailyFaceoff.com. Look these...
Game in 10: Game 64, Leafs at Blackhawks
Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap
1 - The Leafs are 29-28-7, and tonight they found a new and creative way to lose. It's painful...
GDT: Leafs at Blackhawks (8 p.m., TSN)
I'm not sure how to populate this space with anything remotely hopeful. The Leafs are the worst team in the league at the moment,...
Game In 10: Game 63, Leafs vs. Panthers
Boxscore | Ice Time | Recap
The Leafs got their vote of confidence from management yesterday. They rewarded management by giving Burke and his staff...
GDT: Panthers at Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
We've heard a lot of noise about how rough the last month of speculation has been on the players. Wilson hinted in his most...
Deadline passes with only Carter Ashton to show for it
A quiet deadline day has come and gone for Brian Burke and his staff. There was no move for goaltending, toughness up front, or...
Where do the Leafs stand with the deadline looming?
If you're like me, you're a big fan of the progress Brian Burke mustered in his first two and half seasons as Leafs GM....
GDT: Capitals at Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)
Regular season games in February don't get much more 'must win' than this. The Capitals and Leafs sit tied at 65 points through 61...
Morning Mashup: Silly Season Speculation
Of course, the acquisition of Jeff Carter by the Los Angeles Kings couldn't simply put to bed the rumours surrounding one potential Leaf trade...
MLHS Deadline Preview: Four Options in Goal
This is part one of a preview series on potential trade deadline targets for the Leafs. Important to keep in mind is the framework...
Game in 10: Game 61, Leafs vs. Sharks
Box Score | Ice Time | Recap
In a vital game against the beatable Sharks, who went 1-3-1 in their last 5 games and were 3-6-1...
GDT: Sharks at Maple Leafs (7 p.m., TSN)
Something has to give as two slumping opponents meet tonight at the ACC. The Sharks and Maple Leafs are 1-4-1 over their last six...
GDT: Leafs at Canucks (7 p.m., CBC)
What a test this is tonight for Canada's team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Vancouver Canucks are on a riotous tear at the moment,...
Morning Mashup: The heat is on
To describe, in a word, last night's results on the out of town scoreboard as far as the Leafs' playoff bid is concerned -...
Morning Links: We have a trade (or two)!
Two trades came over the NHL news wire last night. The Philadelphia Flyers acquired the defensive defenceman they were looking for in Niklas Grossman...
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,...
