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 [email protected].
Six new Leafs (and counting) plus a goodbye to Sandin & Engvall: Digesting Kyle...
What an unbelievably fun couple of days and weeks this has been in the build-up to an NHL trade deadline that is not only...
Game in 10: William Nylander’s OT magic redeems regulation snooze-fest in Maple Leafs’ win...
If you managed to stay awake through the slog that was the first 60 minutes of this game, William Nylander rewarded you with a...
Game in 10: A few thoughts on the season to date as the Maple...
The Maple Leafs entered the All-Star break on a down note due to an inability to break through more than once at five-on-five, untimely...
Game in 10: Morgan Rielly ends his slump, Maple Leafs show up for their...
The Maple Leafs received contributions from their power play and all four lines at five-on-five in a complete team win over the Washington Capitals...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs slip up defensively, let Ilya Samsonov down in the...
After a surprise last-minute goalie change prior to puck drop, the Maple Leafs played a good first period before letting Ilya Samsonov down in...
Game in 10: John Tavares and William Nylander light up the Islanders with dominant...
The Maple Leafs sleepwalked through the opening 20 minutes before William Nylander and John Tavares combined to break the game wide open in the...
Game in 10: Ugly second period erases two-goal lead, Maple Leafs lose again at...
Losing streaks against the Arizona Coyotes and consecutive losses to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre: two things that have lasted four games...
Nick Robertson’s 2022-23 season is over after shoulder surgery
Tough news broke today on Nick Robertson’s shoulder injury: surgery has been performed with a six-month rehabilitation timeline.
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It was one of those that we...
Game in 10: Auston Matthews returns with a bang but Maple Leafs fall just...
This HNIC rivalry game was full marks for entertainment value and probably deserved overtime.
With an 11-point gap and two games in hand for Boston...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs claw out a point despite special-teams struggles in wild...
The Maple Leafs went down by two goals on four separate occasions but still fought back to earn a point in a 6-5 shootout...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs win a sloppy one over the Flyers in the...
Sheldon Keefe all but guaranteed a "funny game" in the final matchup before the break, and we certainly got one in this 4-3 win...
Game in 10: Auston Matthews’ line dominates, Maple Leafs end Tampa Bay’s winning streak...
This game was much closer than it should’ve been when the score was 2-1 late in the third period.
The Maple Leafs should’ve been up...
Game in 10: Six different goal scorers, Ilya Samsonov’s second consecutive shutout send Maple...
The Maple Leafs ran the wounded Anaheim Ducks out of the building with a 7-0 triumph that included six different goal scorers -- only...
Darryl Sutter claims there is refereeing bias favouring the Leafs in Toronto. The numbers...
Flames head coach Darryl Sutter, asked after the game about the penalty troubles his team faced in their 5-4 overtime loss to the Maple...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs put on near-perfect performance in 5-0 walloping of the...
Everything's coming up Maple Leafs.
Your game in 10:
1. The Leafs came out and dominated the first 15 minutes of this game like it was...
Game in 10: Outstanding PK and goaltending performance powers resilient Maple Leafs to 4-0...
Matt Murray pitched a 44-save shutout, Mitch Marner extended his points streak to 20 games, and the Maple Leafs penalty kill went seven-for-seven in...
Game in 10: Marner, Matthews, Murray, and Maple Leafs special teams keep rolling in...
The Maple Leafs capped a perfect 4-0 road trip with a 4-2 win in Detroit built on an opportunistic offense, excellent goaltending from Matt...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs lose Morgan Rielly to injury, cough up the lead...
The Maple Leafs did not shortchange us on effort in this one and actually played a good game, but they simply could not bury...
Game in 10: Maple Leafs score on the power play, penalty kill, and at...
The Maple Leafs took care of business against the severely-slumping Sabres on Saturday night, scoring shorthanded, on the power play (x2), and at five-on-five...
Game in 10: Matt Murray earns Toronto a point, Maple Leafs outplayed at 5v5...
Largely thanks to the play of goaltender Matt Murray, the Maple Leafs found a late tying goal and scraped out a point in an...
Recent MLHS articles
Selling and resetting is fast becoming the only logical path forward...
A few weeks ago, we wrote that the Maple Leafs' two-plus week stretch -- featuring a gruelling four-game road trip, followed by a difficult...
