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.
GDT: Leafs at Oilers (10 p.m., Leafs TV)
With a date with the Vancouver Canucks awaiting the Leafs on Saturday, a win tonight in Edmonton seems like the Leafs best shot at...
GDT: Leafs at Flames (9 p.m., Sportsnet)
A few notes before we get into the game preview:
- In his 30 thoughts blog this week, Elliotte Freidman revealed a somewhat disconcerting detail...
Morning Mashup: 30 points
According to his projections following Sunday's games, James Mirtle puts the Eastern Conference playoff cutoff at 92 points as of the current conditions in...
GDT: Canadiens at Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)
Hockey Night in Canada, against their oldest rival, on Mats Sundin night at the Air Canada Centre. That's more than enough reason for the...
Morning Mashup: Sticking with Reimer
James Reimer will remain between the pipes for tonight's game against Montreal. In what has been a simple "win and you're in" formula for...
What can Burke do at the trade deadline?
Consensus among the insiders has it that we'll see a fairly low key 2012 trade deadline come and go this February 27th. With the...
2/8: Marlies This Week
The Marlies are set to drop the puck against Rochester, Toronto's closest competition in the North Division (four points back of the Marlies), at...
GDT: Maple Leafs at Jets (8:30 p.m., Sportsnet)
The Maple Leafs continue a busy week with another all-Canadian matchup (one of three this week) tonight in Winnipeg. When playing as the tired...
GDT: Maple Leafs at Senators (7 p.m., CBC)
The Sens try to avoid a sixth defeat in a row as they take on a Maple Leafs club that has points in four...
The future of Luke Schenn
There's been a consistent theme during Ron Wilson's tenure when it comes to player performance: offensive players tend to prosper in his system. This...
2/3: Marlies This Week
The Marlies are in Syracuse tonight for a Friday night matchup against the Crunch (7:30 p.m. puck drop) before returning home for a ten-game...
Morning Mashup: Extending Grabo
A story in the Toronto Sun on Wednesday reported player agent Gary Greenstin was recently in Toronto to discuss a contract extension for his...
GDT: Leafs at Pens (7 p.m., TSN)
Courtesy of The Score:
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to pick up where they left off before the All-Star break, as they shoot for an...
GDT: 2012 NHL All Star Weekend Open Thread
Kessel and Lupul will play alongside Tyler Seguin in Sunday's All Star Game (4 p.m. EST, CBC). Said Kessel of the line combo: "I...
The Annual Ryane Clowe to Toronto Rumours
It wouldn—t be trade deadline season without the annual rumour mill running rampant in the craziest hockey market in the world. The hot stove...
1/25: Marlies This Week
"The Marlies scored seven times to drop the Hamilton Bulldogs 7-2 at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday afternoon. After the Bulldogs went ahead 1-0...
GDT: Leafs at Islanders (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
After posting one shutout in his first 81 career NHL games, Jonas Gustavsson now has three in his last eight outings, with the latest...
GDT: Wild at Leafs (7 p.m., TSN)
Tonight marks a meeting between the Leafs and their closest cross-Conference comparable (in terms of performance this season). After a hot month had them...
1/18: Marlies This Week
Your weekly AHL update courtesy of the Toronto Marlies:
"The Marlies went 2-2-0-0 over their past four games on the road. Toronto played a two...
GDT: Rangers at Leafs (7 p.m., CBC)
A match up with the league's best team, but one the Leafs have beat twice in two meetings. Both teams are on the back...
Recent MLHS articles
Sheldon Keefe on the Maple Leafs’ struggling power play: “[We’ve scored]...
On an off-day between Games 3 and 4, Sheldon Keefe discussed the passing of Bob Cole, William Nylander's status for Game 4, and the...
