Tough Call

By Josh Boulton

Discussing questionable hits and controversial calls around the NHL. PLUS: Is fighting necessary? How can we get MORE HITTING back in hockey? Player development, rule change proposals, and MORE!... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

Tough Call episodes:

September 10, 2025 What's the problem with Leafs culture?
Welcome to a new season of Tough Call! Mitch Marner and Leafs aura. Which country promotes real hockey: Canada or the US? What is the real purpose of body contact?
This and more... Now also a video podcast!
Theme song: Everett Boulton (eb_hunter0 - instagram)
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31min
September 30, 2022 Angling Works!
Tough Call Podcast is back four a fourth season! Get caught up on the latest NHL hits and suspensions through the first week of the pre-season. What’s the deal with all the open ice hitting? Is it here to stay??? And why are forecheckers so surprised when defenders “turn their back” when they’re the ones who forced them into doing it? Why are we so surprised when angling works?
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20min
March 30, 2022 Call the Rulebook
The Markstrom spear, the Cogliano knee. And what would happen if we called the NHL rulebook to the standard to which it’s written?
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26min
March 17, 2022 The Auston Matthews Episode
This is an 18 minute rant on all that’s wrong with the NHL and the fans who won’t allow it to be fixed. My apologies. 😬
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21min
February 16, 2022 Exploding Hittens
The theme is exploding into contact and maybe not doing it. The Zadorov check to Kase, the Dunn slash on Zegras, the Brad Marchand suspension, and more! Plus the trivia: last week’s answer and this week’s question. Subscribe to the Tough Call YouTube channel, and to this podcast!
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18min
February 08, 2022 A Boarding by any other name…
The Myers boarding to Lewis, the Gourde boarding to Vaakanainen, and why basing suspension length on injury is a bad idea. My usual segments and as always I end off with some trivia.
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26min
January 21, 2022 Hit me With Your Best (Head) Shot
The Greenway interference on Kuemper, the Drouin crosscheck to Seguin, and what’s my motivation for doing Tough Call? As always, fun trivia at the end.
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21min
January 14, 2022 To Hit or Not To Hit?
This covers NHL incidents from the week of January 2nd - 8th, 2022.
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20min
September 19, 2021 Danbury Trashers - A Mockery of the Game?
I’m back for a third season! This tells you everything you should expect to get out of this podcast when you follow me this year (and you absolutely should). Plus, why is there such a difference between hockey player personas on the ice vs off the ice? And finally, a little bit of trivia to end off!
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25min
June 10, 2021 If you think that’s hockey you need some help
What is a hockey play? Keeping things within the context of the game. Also, what do we do wrong when comparing incidents? Who’s dirtier? Reaves or Wilson? Find out here!
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23min

FAQs about Tough Call:

How many episodes does Tough Call have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.