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].
MLHS Morning Mashup: Final Stretch
They say if you need something done, do it yourself because the rest of the Eastern Conference is bloody useless. I'm paraphrasing, and in...
Burke on AM640
Brian Burke joined Bill Watters on AM640 this afternoon. The audio is available here. The quick summary is as follows:
On the late season run......
MLHS Morning Mashup: What’s still up for grabs?
It certainly felt like the Leafs allowed their final playoff hopes to slip with their loss to Detroit on Saturday. The Sabres won and...
Team Effect: Just how good has Reimer been?
You probably don't need the following statistical breakdown to know the answer to the above question. I'll try to keep the anointing oil on...
3/22: Marlies This Week
With the ink just dry on his new two-year contract with the Maple Leafs (he'll play on an Amateur Tryout Contract for the balance...
The Curse of Clemmensen
The rest of the league continued to conspire to ruin the playoff hopes of Leafs Nation yesterday. The New York Rangers dropped the Penguins...
GDT: Desperation Time
Update: James Reimer will get the start despite hints to the contrary. Joffrey Lupul will slide to the third line while Tyler Bozak will...
3/15: Marlies This Week
As the Marlies continue their push for the playoffs with two games this week, they will be without their best point producer in Nazem...
Post Game: Leafs lose doubly
The Leafs have struggled to score on the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. Up against Guy Boucher's 1-3-1 neutral zone trap, and with Dwayne...
3/8: Marlies This Week
Your weekly Marlies release:
"Last Week:
The Marlies went 2-1-1-0 during their four games last week, moving into third in the tight North Division standings. Toronto...
Post Game: It was bound to happen eventually
It's a pretty inexact science to look back at a game and make observations based on the what-ifs, but this was a 3-2 game...
PG: Reimer and the Boyce take two from Philly
Games on back to back nights in different cities has been surprisingly rewarding for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the last month. Having won...
GDT: This won’t be easy
Lineup Note: Good news for the Leafs - leading-scorer Jeff Carter won't go for the Flyers tonight due to flu like symptoms. Carcillo is...
MLHS Trade Deadline Coverage
The MLHS panel is hosting a Cover-it-live that will have all the important insider tweeps plugged in to your right. Come join the discussion.
Nick...
GDT: Four point afternoon in Atlanta
Marlies Update: The Marlies couldn't solve Moose netminder Eddie Lack, who turned away all 33 shots in a 1-0 Moose victory. Nazem Kadri mixed...
Post Game: One Point Closer
A back-and-forth, 65 minute affair probably wasn't the ideal result from the Leafs perspective with puck drop on the second half of this weekend's...
Post Game: Kessel the Hab Killer
What a night in Montreal. Aside from an unexpectedly high scoring, back and forth affair, Tyler Bozak scores twice and breaks a 14 game...
GDT: Big Night at the Bell Centre
This meeting of two age old rivals in Montreal sets up to be a goaltending duel if recent history and the stats column are...
2/23: Marlies This Week and a Waiver Lesson
Your weekly Marlies release followed by some clarifications on re-entry waiver status with help from Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle:
"Last Week:
The Marlies went 3-1-0-0...
GDT: One of these rebuilds is not like the other one
As the Leafs get set to enter the post-Kaberle era tonight against Ottawa, Joe Colborne has been busy making a big first impression down...
Recent MLHS articles
The Leafs’ front office changes, forward fits, and is there anything...
In a dog-days-of-summer edition of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Maple Leafs' continued overhaul of their front office, their...
