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: Blue Jackets visit (Grabovski-less?) Leafs
Update: Darryl Boyce has been recalled as Grabovski will not play. Wilson will keep Kulemin and MacArthur together and have Boyce start between them.
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12/29: Marlies This Week
As the Marlies lead the Chicago Wolves 2-0 in the second period (goals from Christian Hanson and Darrly Boyce), here is your weekly Marlies...
GDT: Leafs brave blizzard, now face Hurricane
For a team already among the worst in the league when it comes to scoring first, hopefully the practice time the Leafs managed to...
MLHS Twitter Giveaway: Last chance at Leafs tickets (Congrats LEAFSFAN71)
If you entered by following and cross posting your twitter name to the original December 7th blog, or followed and retweeted my Christmas eve...
Merry Christmas from MLHS (also: Leafs tickets!)
On behalf of the blogging team, I'd like to wish a Merry Christmas to you and yours our wonderful readers; thanks for another great...
1/21: Marlies This Week
As the Marlies battle Peoria in Illinois (2-2 in the 2nd, Mueller and Engel have the goals for Toronto), here is your weekly Marlies...
Poor Starts: Breaking down the early breakdowns
Last night on twitter, I (LeafsHotStove) had a brief conversation with KCCanuck and mlse about this Leafs team's problem with slow starts after it...
GDT: Leafs visit Vancouver
Be sure to check out Garrett Bauman's latest: Talking Points.
The Leafs could make the Western road trip a lot more worthwhile by taking two...
1/17: Marlies This Week
Keith Aulie has been returned to the Marlies after the rockiest performance of his young NHL career in Calgary playing - perhaps as no...
GDT: Best vs. Worst in Northeast Division Do Battle
Despite the manner in which the week took such a steep downward turn after the Washington and Boston come-from-behind wins, emerging from a four...
1/7: Marlies This Week
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Your weekly release from the Marlies:
"Last Week:
The Marlies hosted three games over the weekend and...
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Many of our writers here at Maple Leafs Hot Stove have twitter accounts, but until now we did not have a master account for...
Post-Game: Comeback Kings
The momentum of a thrilling 3-2 shootout win against Boston seemed to come to a quick halt in the Verizon Centre as the Caps...
GDT: Seguin at Kessel
The Leafs were shut out by one of the league's worst defensive teams and goaltenders (statistically) on Thursday. Tonight they'll face one of the...
Prospect Development?
According to TSN's Ice Chips, Ron Wilson has continued to rearrange the deck chairs on the sinking Titanic with some more line shuffling. Not...
12/1: Marlies This Week
After improving to second in the North Division thanks to a 10-2-0-3 November record, the Marlies begin their December games with a back to...
Rogers in talks to buy Leafs?
The Star is reporting a shocker out of left field surrounding the possibility of a Rogers takeover of the MLSE conglomerate of sports teams...
11/24: Marlies This Week
As the Marlies lead the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-0 in the third in today's school day game (red hot Rynnas is in net, goals...
Game Day Thread: Panthers at Leafs (7 p.m., Sportsnet)
One of the more effective line renderings of the 2009-10 campaign has been reunited for tonight's match-up against the Florida Panthers at the Air...
Post-Game Reaction Thread: Back to Basics
You have to wonder if the Leafs got a bit ahead of themselves after the 4-0 start. The offensive game has gotten way too...
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