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 56 episodes available.

Tough Call episodes:

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
June 01, 2021 Reaves and Kadri: A Tale of Two Repeat Offenders
Ryan 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.
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14min
May 30, 2021 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!
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18min
May 20, 2021 Playoffs, Baby!
The Kadri incident. Brad Marchand and his after the whistle antics. And how to keep the right kind of physicality in hockey.
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12min
May 11, 2021 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?
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22min
May 04, 2021 Wilson on Panarin - What is the DOPS Thinking?
Why Tom Wilson SHOULD be treated differently.
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14min
April 30, 2021 Edler Fights Simmonds: The Price of The Code
Why 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.
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12min

FAQs about Tough Call:

How many episodes does Tough Call have?

The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.