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Tough Call episodes
- Hit me With Your Best (Head) ShotThe 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.21 min
- 20 min
- 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!25 min
- If you think that’s hockey you need some helpWhat 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!23 min
- Reaves and Kadri: A Tale of Two Repeat OffendersRyan Reaves of the Vegas Golden Knights was issued a 2 game suspension for his actions against Ryan Graves of the Colorado Avalanche in game 1 of their second round series. This is the last straw for many in a years long chain of poor decisions from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. It’s time for real change.14 min
- Dmitry and Perry and Petry, Oh My!Why did Nick Foligno fight Corey Perry after the Tavares injury? Why did Dmitry Orlov have his major penalty against Kevan Miller reduced to a roughing minor? How did Jeff Petry avoid any discipline at all from both the on ice officials and the Department of Player Safety for his blindside hit to Alex Galchenyuk in overtime of Game Six? Also, subscribe to the new Tough Call YouTube channel for all my suspension recommendations, and follow both @ToughCallBlog and my companion account @NhlCall on Twitter!18 min
- Playoffs, Baby!The Kadri incident. Brad Marchand and his after the whistle antics. And how to keep the right kind of physicality in hockey.12 min
- The Tough Call System - What’s It About?In this show I explain my suspension scale in a little more depth and how I apply it. Subscribe to my YouTube channel and see how it plays out with real incidents. Plus, Brayden McNabb has a habit, but is it good or bad?22 min
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- Edler Fights Simmonds: The Price of The CodeWhy did Edler have to fight Simmonds? Also, can Matthew Tkachuk throw a normal check? And Tough Call is now on YouTube! Listen to find out more.12 min
About Tough Call
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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!