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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.

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...

Pre-Game: Leafs-Pens Rematch

A momentum swing in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins can be largely attributed to a couple of in-game changes orchestrated by bench-boss...

Let the Competition Begin!

>>>DISCUSS IT HERE I sat down to watch the first period just before the remote was ripped from my hands by my girlfriend, who basically...

Hope Springs Eternal

>>>DISCUSS IT HERE They—re out there. Everywhere you look. The predictions that place the Leafs anywhere from 10th to 14th in the Eastern conference for the...

Battle of Ontario – Prospect Edition. Also: FLA-PIT Report

The Battle of Ontario's prospects ended in triumph for the Senators in an action-packed, end-to-end tilt featuring 12 goals split 7-5. The night started brightly...

Rookie Tourney Build-up

>>>DISCUSS IN THE FORUMS Every professional hockey organization, particularly one in the Leafs' current plight, must exhaust every possible avenue when it comes to importing...

Cliff Notes

>>>DISCUSS IN THE FORUMS *Sunday Morning Update: Nothing ground-breaking here, but Fletcher told me via e-mail this morning that there were no new developments in...

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