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Tough Call

Josh Boulton

56 episodes

1 week ago

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!

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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!

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Episodes (20/56)

Tough Call

Slashing/spearing, linesman/linesperson: What's in a name?

Slashing or spearing? Linesman or linesperson? And have I gone soft on boarding? What is the line between great hit and dirty boarding? This and more!

Theme song written and performed by Everett Boulton.

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3 weeks ago

34 minutes 8 seconds

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Panthers and Lightning - Bullying wins...again

15 minutes of regular episode, 15 minutes of how the NHL completely botched the Panthers/Lightning fiasco, and how the DOPS has set the table for more trouble moving forward.

1 month ago

32 minutes 40 seconds

Tough Call

Clean checks are back! Now how can we get more?

Covering the NHL pre-season period of Sept 21st-29th.

What suspensions should there have been?

In terms of checking, how late is LATE?

When should we start teaching "checking" in minor hockey? and HOW do you teach it? Spoiler: It doesn't have much to do with legalizing hitting.

This and more!

1 month ago

34 minutes 17 seconds

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Fighting and contracts and neck guards, oh my!

What's the deal with Connor McDavid not signing yet? Did the Q fighting ban make hockey more dangerous? Does fighting have a place in hockey? Should neck guards and face masks be mandatory in pro hockey?Find out here!Theme song by Everett Boulton

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1 month ago

20 minutes 46 seconds

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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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1 month ago

30 minutes 43 seconds

Tough Call

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?

3 years ago

19 minutes 13 seconds

Tough Call

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?

3 years ago

25 minutes 24 seconds

Tough Call

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. 😬

3 years ago

20 minutes 46 seconds

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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!

3 years ago

17 minutes 42 seconds

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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.

3 years ago

25 minutes 1 second

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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.

3 years ago

20 minutes 52 seconds

Tough Call

To Hit or Not To Hit?

This covers NHL incidents from the week of January 2nd - 8th, 2022.

3 years ago

19 minutes 27 seconds

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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!

4 years ago

24 minutes 47 seconds

Tough Call

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!

4 years ago

22 minutes 17 seconds

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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.

4 years ago

13 minutes 23 seconds

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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!

4 years ago

17 minutes 58 seconds

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Playoffs, Baby!

The Kadri incident. Brad Marchand and his after the whistle antics. And how to keep the right kind of physicality in hockey.

4 years ago

11 minutes 58 seconds

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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?

4 years ago

21 minutes 2 seconds

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Wilson on Panarin - What is the DOPS Thinking?

Why Tom Wilson SHOULD be treated differently.

4 years ago

13 minutes 10 seconds

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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.

4 years ago

11 minutes 41 seconds