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].
Quick Hits: Moore, Gerber, Antropov
1) Brian Burke's received two offers of a second round pick for Dominic Moore. Burke's trying to up the ante in order to also...
Moore and Antropov to sit tonight
Burke's taking the necessary precautions with his two likeliest trade candidates.
Update - Here's the latest on Moore's contract situation as per TSN:
"Moore, believed to...
More on Moore, Voros
The ongoing contract negotiations taking place between Brian Burke and Larry Kelly, Dominic Moore's agent, are more meaningful than face value. On the surface,...
Connect the Dots?
The Panthers and the Leafs/Kaberle seem compatible for several reasons. One, the Leafs and Panthers seem to be congenial trading partners as evidenced by...
Deadline Quotables
Brian Burke:
On the implications of the Leafs' recent turnaround:
"I'm proud of the guys, they're working their butts off and that's important for a lot...
Burke on Leafs Lunch
Update: A source's response to Brian Burke's rhetoric: Burkie—s making me laugh¦do you believe a thing he says right now? They—ve mulled over a...
What Would YOU Do?
So you're Brian Burke. Your Toronto Maple Leafs have a game the night before the trade deadline. With all the trade talk involving Kaberle,...
The Boston – Kaberle Rumours
The current behind the scene situation on the Tomas Kaberle - Boston Bruins negotiations is intense, according to a solid source. It looks as...
Odds and Ends: Deadline Edition
-Draft pick be damned, being 7-1-1 in our last nine against the Senators is truly heart-warming. P.S., it's time to point the finger where...
Rumour Round-up
Here's the latest from a trusty source.
On the Antropov-Chicago rumours heating up:
"Chatter has Hawks VERY INTERESTED in Antro and that talks have really heated...
Are Talks Heating Up?
The reputable Eklund is reporting with an always reliable "e4" rating that the Maple Leafs are closing in on a deal with the Vancouver...
Who’s On Burke’s Radar?
While draft picks are high priority in any potential trade talks leading up to the March 4th deadline, Brian Burke is also said to...
Post-Game: Leafs Show Pens No Love
Nothing beats slaughtering Cindy "headjerk" Crosby and his fellow flightless Birds. Nothing.
I think we've come to learn that - play your back-ups against the...
To trade or not to trade
Most recent Leafs trade talk in the mainstream media centers largely around Pavel Kubina and Tomas Kaberle. Just about enough has been mentioned on...
Kronwall We Hardly Knew Ye
Staffan Kronwall has been claimed by the Washington Capitals off of re-entry waivers in what appears to be a stroke of respect and altruism...
Post-Game: ToskaLOL
A heedless penalty from Alexei Ponikarovsky in the closing stages of the third period and a predictable Vesa Toskala pratfall in the subsequent overtime...
Why Uneven is Right.
I feel that the NHL has paradoxically lost a lot of it's appeal to the casual hockey observer by ushering in a salary cap...
Post-Game: Fugly
So much for easing Justin Pogge into his second start against the low-scoring Minnesota Wild. With that degree of spotty defensive coverage, even the...
Quick Hit: Kulemin, Stralman Returned to Marlies
"The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday that forward Nikolai Kulemin and defenceman Anton Stralman have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American...
Saturday Morning Scoop
The latest from a source:
"The Leafs can—t get Toskala to improve his play and that is a huge problem. The only reason...
Recent MLHS articles
Craig Berube on whether last year’s Game 7 serves as motivation...
After Monday's practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the first meeting with the Panthers since last spring's playoffs, Auston Matthews' play since his return...
