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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.

Post-Game: Somebody get these men roster spots

Williams & White score to rally Leafs to 2-1 win at the HSBC The Maple Leafs escaped from the House of Pain with two points...

Pre-Game: Leafs v. Slugs at HSBC

First of six meetings between Leafs & Sabres this season The Maple Leafs renew acquaintances with their northeast rival Buffalo Sabres at the HBSC tonight,...

Update: Fletcher. Also: Williams, Sifers to remain in the line-up

After enjoying his much-deserved holiday, Cliff Fletcher will sit down with Brian Burke in early January to structure his new role within the organization...

Pit Martin: One of Hockey’s Underrated Heroes

The passing of Pit Martin this past weekend prompted me to look up his hometown, which was reported as Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, a town I...

Finally, a West Coast Win

You couldn't help but feel the Southwest Coast whammy was afflicting the Maple Leafs once again as Alexander Frolov streaked in alone and beat...

The Burkean Age Begins

Brian Burke's exact intentions with the Toronto Maple Leafs will be the source of much speculation likely until after the Christmas season, but there...

This Day in Leafs History

November 20, 1974 Toronto's Dave Keon played in his 1,000th career NHL game, and scored his fifth career hat trick, as the Maple Leafs lost...

Burke Update

Here's the latest - Brian Burke has been offered a boatload of dough by a suitor that's not the Maple Leafs. However, this changes...

More on Burke…

The timing of the Brian Burke decision out of Anaheim is interesting to say the least. After vehemently denying the rumours of a possible...

Burke Update

From a source: "I'm hearing Leafs will try to sign him immediately upon his release and Burke will be very reasonable in terms of money/term/bonuses...

Checks from behind not the sole responsibility of the NHL

The NHL season is only a few weeks old and people are calling for the end to checking from behind, and with good...

Fantasy Hockey Q&A w/ Gus Katsaros

Gus will be offering words of fantasy hockey wisdom this week. Submit your questions below. To view past Q&A's, transcripts are available here.

Rumours Without Merit

In non-news, Cliff Fletcher recently reiterated via e-mail that the reported rumours suggesting he's pursuing Atlanta's sniper Ilya Kovalchuk are "rumours without merit." Thought I...

Comeback Kids Fall Just Short

Almost as impressive as the third period display by the Maple Leafs last night was their ability to storm out of the gate again...

15 Signs That Point Up

1) The Maple Leafs have slogged through one of the toughest schedules across the league for the month of October, playing only three teams...

MOVING UP THE LADDER?

A couple of weeks ago, Leafs defenceman Mike Van Ryn was battling for a spot on the Toronto blueline. Perhaps he still is. ...

Submit your Fantasy Questions

Gus Katsaros, an amateur scout and fantasy hockey contributor to McKeen's Hockey, will be fielding your fantasy questions below. If you wish to have...

Prospect Tracker – Volume 1

Be sure to forward your questions for Gus, Alex and myself below in Alex's post... Original post: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Alec-Brownscombe/Prospect-Tracker---Volume-1/48/17321 I will be posting these informational prospect updates...

Post-Game: Red Wings 4, Leafs 3

Tank Nation rejoice. A pattern of close, competitive losses is emerging in Leafland, equating to a 2-5-1 pre-season record. These performances include bright showings from the...

Schenn Update

In a recent e-mail conversation with Cliff Fletcher, the Maple Leafs general manager suggested that he hopes to put pen to paper with 18-year-old...

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