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].
Ups and Downs Within The Crease
Someone recently asked me a trivia question that got me thinking. The question was, How many major individual awards have been won by Maple...
Quick Hit: Tlusty Recalled
Jiri Tlusty will return to the Leafs' line-up for Thursday night's game against Buffalo to fill the void left by an injured Jeremy Williams....
Talking Back-Ups
ESPN's Pierre LeBrun is reporting that Brian Burke has been kicking the tires on a more adequate back-up for Vesa Toskala than Leafs' current...
Post Game Reaction Thread
I couldn't catch the game tonight (count me among the lucky ones), but the stats tell the story -- outhit 28-7 and outscored 4-1...
Pre-Game: Leafs at Isles
The Maple Leafs are looking to rebound from probably their worst effort of the season with a win over the John Tavares front-runners inside...
Twas The Night Before Christmas…..
Ed. Note: Thanks to all our readers and contributors for making the first four months at MLHS a success and cheers to a great...
Hey, Burkie, Leave Them Kids Alone!
Ed. Note: Lots of holiday reading going up today for you guys. Merry Christmas.
Here we are the Christmas break, and I—d like to take...
Post-Game: Leafs Lay a Yule Log
Hmmm.. I just watched as a kid my brother used to beat in minor hockey lit up Toskala/Joseph for a hat-trick. Oh, and Wilson...
Pre-Game: Leafs at Thrashers
Tonight's tilt inside the Phillips Arena has more intrigue than your typical clash between a pair of non-playoff opponents.
The Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto...
The End of the Neverending Story
Mats - firstly, you've made me look like a total sap having torn my heart out when staunchly defending your decision last March. Personally,...
Pre-Game: Leafs at Bruins
As they hit the road for a three-game away stretch, the Maple Leafs look to extend their three game winning streak but must start...
Post-Game: He Just Can’t Stop Scoring
The Maple Leafs have recorded their first three game winning streak since March by way of a shootout win (you heard me...
Pre-Game: Devils at Leafs (Update: D-Pairings)
The Maple Leafs look to extend their two game winning streak Tuesday night as they entertain the New Jersey Devils sans Martin Brodeur. Rookie...
The Latest Leafs Scuttlebutt
Just received an update from a source. Nothing concrete, as pretty much all rumours concerning Brian Burke's potential moves are speculative at this point....
Stralman Demoted
Anton Stralman has been sent down to the Marlies presumably to accommodate the return of Jonas Frogren off the injury reserve come Tuesday against...
Player Stat Projections
For your perusal:
Average Time On Ice:
Matt Stajan: 16:35
Nik Antropov: 17:22
Nik Hagman: 18:06
Lee Stempniak: 18:46
Alex Ponikarovsky: 15:28
Mikhail Grabovski:17:27
Jason Blake: 16:20
Tomas Kaberle: 23:50
Dominic Moore: 15:38
Pavel...
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...
Recent MLHS articles
The Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 season is nearly over after 53 games....
In the latest MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli discuss the Leafs' stunning downturn during the recent homestand, how the organization reached its...
