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.
MLHS Forums (Re) Launched
Some of you may have observed the emergence of a Forum link on our menu bar above; well, it's finally of some use.
After some...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
To all in the MLHS and Barilkosphere community. Thanks for your continued support, and I look forward to what we can accomplish together in...
Game Thread – Leafs @ C-Bus
Also: Details and analysis of the Jiri Tlusty departure and Phillipe Paradis arrival can be found here and here. Be sure to check out...
We’re Back
Our sincerest apologies for complications of the last 24 hours in which we experienced an outage followed by a comments freeze. We should be...
Some Insight on a Nightmare Start
What follows is a transcript from a recent conversation with a source:
Alec: "The goaltending situation is a poison that negatively infiltrates a club...
Kessel Trade Wrap Up
An interesting question was brought up by Dave Hodge yesterday morning on TSN's The Reporters amid the Phil Kessel whirlwind that erupted over the...
Kessel Blockbuster: Initial Reaction
The infamous Brian Burke "stamp" that has become his signature since his times in Hartford, Vancouver and Anaheim arrived in Toronto yesterday in the...
Kessel Deal Done
TSN's Darren Dreger is reporting a trade between Brian Burke and Peter Chiarelli that will see Phil Kessel join the Maple Leafs as agreed...
A Kessel Rumour Round-Up
-The Leafs have to compensate for their lack of roster depth and the fact that Chiarelli is reticent to trade within the division by...
Toughness Not Always Measured by Stats
I read an article in the Toronto Star the other day, in which Damien Cox suggests that the Maple Leafs weren't as soft of...
Pics and Pieces from Lakeshore
Earlier today I was able to catch up with the Leafs at their new practise facility, a day before training camps officially open. I...
Gustavsson Monstrous in Rookie Tournament Opener
Jonas Gustavsson's unofficial debut performance is bound to generate some buzz after the Monster stopped 35 of 36 shots in backing the Maple Leafs'...
Is it Worth It? Let me work it
Amid speculation that Brian Burke is positioning himself to extend an offer sheet - perhaps to long-rumoured target, 22-year-old winger Phil Kessel - after...
Pics and Pieces from Lakeshore
Earlier this week, I was able to catch up with a few Leafs at Lakeshore Lions Arena. I've gone a few times already...
Leafs Rookie Tourney Roster, Interview with TML Central
Notable Leaf participants in the tournament running from September 6th-7th at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium will include Tyler Bozak, Viktor Stalberg, Mikhail Stefanovich, Nazem...
Help MLHS get a spot on the NHL Fans Blogroll
Via the NHL's Twitter:
Looking to create a great blog roll for the new NHL Fans site. Email me suggestions and nominations (and reasoning) to...
HF Releases Top 20 Leaf Prospects List
As a reminder/lesson as to what the prospect grades indicate: the number represents a player's traditional realistic potential ability on a scale of 1-10...
An Insider’s Opinion on Keeping Kaberle
"Burke loves the guy...very low maintenance. It's obvious this is not going to be a slow rebuild. Burke is too competitive. He believes his...
Maple Leafs 2009-10 Annual Clarifications
To clarify when and where this publication will be available: It will be available in Indigo Chapters stores across Canada as of September 8th....
Introducing the 2009-10 Maple Leafs Annual
UPDATE:
Some changes in information:
Hits newsstands September 8th, available at all Indigo Chapters stores in Canada as well as wherever magazines are sold in the...
Recent MLHS articles
Game in 10: Dominant performance from Auston Matthews and his line...
The Maple Leafs earned their split, and we have ourselves a series.
Auston Matthews and his line were fantastic. The Leafs got a penalty kill...
