Jamie Dodd joins Rink Wide Vancouver as co-host for post-game Canucks coverage on most game nights

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Jamie Dodd is joining Rink Wide Vancouver to provide co-host duties on its post-game livestream coverage for the majority of Vancouver Canucks games this season. The announcement positions the move as a major addition to the group’s regular programming, focused on what happens after each game rather than pre-game build-up.

The first schedule highlight named in the announcement is Dodd’s involvement with the Canucks’ upcoming preseason coverage. He is set to serve as co-host for a preseason contest from Calgary on Tuesday, September 22, marking the start of his regular presence in Rink Wide Vancouver’s game-night content.

Rink Wide Vancouver’s plan also includes Dodd working on an early regular-season moment. He will co-host the Canucks’ September 29th regular-season opener when the team visits Edmonton, giving the market a designated voice for a key early test of the schedule.

The coverage structure described in the announcement is built around a co-host rotation across game nights. The plan is for Dodd to join the host in approximately 50 of the Canucks’ 84 games, with another named voice stepping in on a substantial portion of the remaining nights.

According to the outlined schedule, Daily Faceoff Vancouver’s Tyson Cole will handle roughly 20 to 24 games. The remaining slate will be divided among Patrick Johnston of Postmedia and Farhan Lalji of TSN, with the full co-host list expected to be finalized on a month-to-month basis.

Dodd’s arrival is also framed as a continuation of a familiar presence in Vancouver radio. For the past five years, the North Vancouver native hosted the Canucks Talk midday show on 650 with The Athletic’s Thomas Drance, linking him directly to long-running Canucks discussion in the local media ecosystem.

The announcement notes that Dodd started with 650 in 2018 and has also filled in on occasion on Canucks pre- and post-game shows, as well as other programming on the now-defunct all-sports radio station. That station shuttered in early July, and the timing of the new role comes after Dodd took time to consider his options during the summer.

Rink Wide Vancouver is described as a livestream platform that runs immediately after each Vancouver Canucks game throughout the season. The announcement adds that the show can also be listened to as a podcast, and that the organization will continue producing content for its YouTube channel during the year.

Looking ahead, the planned content output is not limited to game nights. The announcement states that Rink Wide will generate YouTube material beginning with coverage of training camp in Penticton later in the week, tying Dodd’s new position to the broader seasonal calendar.

The practical importance for Vancouver viewers and listeners is that the post-game window remains crowded with hockey-specific content. With Dodd joining as lead co-host for around the majority of games, fans will have a consistent voice during the period when teams are most closely scrutinized after each matchup, especially during both preseason and the early regular season.