Donnie and Dhali - The Team
Catch two of British Columbia's most admired and respected sports journalists Monday to Friday on CHEK. Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal host Donnie and Dhali - The Team. Follow along with Donnie and Dhali as they interview guests, and have fun discussing the latest in local sports news. Tune in live from 10am to 12pm on CHEK, the CHEK+ app or download the Podcast to listen whenever!
October 31st 2025
On today's Halloween edition of the show Ryan and Rick recap the Canucks gutsy shootout win last night in St. Louis and talk about Kiefer Sherwood's value continuing to rise.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (18:36) and Josh Goldberg (49:39).
October 30th 2025
On today's Donnie and Rick chat about the Jays win last night and taking a 3-2 World Series lead and also the Canucks visit to St. Louis tonight.
Joining the show is Farhan Lalji, Amar Doman and Vancouver Giants Head Coach Parker Burgess.
October 29th 2025
On today's show the guys recap the Canucks loss to the Rangers last night, the J.T. Miller tribute and the Jays evening up the World Series.
Joining the show is Ross Tucker (17:02), John Shannon (49:07) and Larry Walker (1:00:43).
October 28th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick setup tonight's marquee game between the Canucks and Rangers and J.T. Miller's return.
Joining the guys is Rangers Reporter Vince Mercogliano (15:30) and Craig Button (59:57).
October 27th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap back to back games for the Canucks over the weekend, EP40's play and the Whitecaps and Lions as well.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (17:12) and Jamie McLennan (50:53).
October 24th 2025
On today's show Ryan and Rick chat about the Canucks loss to end their road trip last night in Nashville and two big games this weekend.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (18:10) and Bruce Boudreau (52:25).
October 23rd 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick setup the Canucks visit to Nashville tonight to close out their road trip and talk about the NBA gambling scandal.
Joining the show is Ross Tucker and Whitecaps Head Coach Jesper Sorensen.
October 22nd 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap the Canucks loss in Pittsburgh last night and share their reaction to some questionable ice time decisions.
Joining the show is Farhan Lalji (17:26) and John Shannon (53:42).
October 21st 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about the Blue Jays winning Game 7 of the ALCS over the Mariners last night and setup the Canucks visit to Pittsburgh.
Joining the show is Nathan Rourke (21:45) and Craig Button (50:22).
October 20th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap an eventful Canucks game yesterday in Washington and the injury bug hitting the team.
Joining the guys is Ian Furness (18:42) and Elliotte Friedman (52:25).
October 17th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap the Canucks win in Dallas last night and Rick shares his thoughts on MGK as the Grey Cup halftime act.
Joining the show is Ryan Dempster and Ryan Rigmaiden.
October 16th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about new look lines at today's morning skate for the Canucks in Dallas and the Jays showing up last night in the ALCS.
Joining the guys is Farhan Lalji (15:50), Braeden Cootes (27:42) and John Shannon (50:10).
October 15th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about Braeden Cootes being sent back to Seattle and preview their upcoming road trip.
Joining the guys is Ross Tucker (16:02) and Craig Button (50:39).
October 14th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap two dissappointing loses for the Canucks over the weekend and the play of EP 40.
Joining the guys is Ian Furness (21:43) and Jamie McLennan (52:40).
October 10th 2025
On today's show Ryan and Rick recap the Canucks 5-1 season opening victory against the Flames last night and chat about another busy weekend on the Vancouver sports scene.
Joining the show is Farhan Lalji (14:20) and Brendan Batchelor (47:39).
October 9th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick setup the Canucks season opener vs. the Flames tonight and talk about the Blue Jays punching their ticket to the ALCS.
Joining the show is Ray Ferraro (12:04) and Trevor Linden (49:13).
October 8th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about Arturs Silovs serving up a shutout for the Penguins last night and the eve of the Canucks season getting underway.
Joining the show is Canadian Men's National Team Head Coach Jesse Marsch (18:43) and John Shannon (50:50).
October 7th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick talked about a couple of roster moves this morning including the recall of Victor Mancini and what the expectations should be for Braeden Cootes.
Joining the show is Ross Tucker (16:33) and Craig Button (49:12).
October 6th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick react to Connor McDavid's contract extension in Edmonton and chat about the trimmed down Canucks roster.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (18:30) and Elliotte Friedman (52:30).
October 3rd 2025
On today's show Ryan and Rick set up the Canucks final pre season game against the Oilers, chat about the pending roster decisions and Rick shares his love for pumpkin seeds.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (17:03) and Bob Stauffer (49:33).
October 2nd 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap the Canucks big offensive performance in Calgary last night including a flash of vintage EP40.
Joining the show is Farhan Lalji (16:56) and John Shannon (50:35).
October 1st 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about two recent contract extensions announced in the NHL and what they mean for Quinn Hughes.
Joining the guys is Craig Button (15:56), Ross Tucker (50:13) and PWHL Vancouver Defender Ashton Bell (1:02:31).
September 29th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap a busy weekend on the Vancouver sports scene including another pre season game for the Canucks last night in Edmonton.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (17:30), Jamie McLennan (49:05) and Bob Lenarduzzi (1:01:20).
September 26th 2025
On today's show Ryan and Rick setup tonight's Canucks pre-season game against the Kraken and more.
Joining the guys is Thomas Drance (16:45) and Former MLB Pitcher James Paxton (50:09).
September 25th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap the Canucks pre-season win over the Flames last night in Abbotsford and chat about the crop of young defensemen pushing to make the opening night roster.
Joining the guys is Tyson Barrie (16:00) and CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston (48:56).
September 24th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick setup tonight's pre-season game for the Canucks in Abbotsford and Nils Hoglander looking to take a step this season.
Joining the guys is BC Lions VP of Football Ops Neil McEvoy (16:44) and John Shannon (48:08).
September 23rd 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick react to Vasily Podkolzin's contract extension in Edmonton and what Nathan Rourke had to say about yesterday's rule changes.
Joining the show is Ross Tucker (16:11) and Craig Button (51:01).
September 22nd 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick share their reaction to CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announcing changes beginning next season and also touch on the Canucks pre season opening loss last night.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (18:35), Elliotte Friedman (51:31) and Farhan Lalji (1:03:45).
September 19th 2025
On today's show Rick and Ryan recap what was said after Day 1 of Canucks training camp yesterday, preview a busy weekend on the local sports landscape and more.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (17:36) and Jesper Sorensen (48:10).
September 18th 2025
On today's show the guys chat about day 1 of Canucks training camp happening in Penticton and Utah officially unveilling their new pratice facility.
Joining the show is Vancouver Giants GM Hnat Domenichelli (18:02) and Farhan Lalji (48:33).
September 17th 2025
On today's show we hear from Canucks brass at Rogers Arena ahead of the kickoff to training camp and the guys chat with John Shannon (49:00).
September 16th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick share their reaction to J.T. Miller being named captain of the New York Rangers and more.
Joining the show is Patrick Johnston (17:33), Ross Tucker (32:12) and Jamie McLennan (51:00).
September 15th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick recap the Canucks prospect showcase and big weekend from the Whitecaps and Lions.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (15:43) and Craig Button (50:22).
September 12th 2025
On the final show of the week Rick and Ryan setup the Canucks prospect showcase this weekend in Seattle and also discuss the new Utah pracitice facility.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (20:23) and John Shannon (48:30).
September 11th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about Quinn Hughes 32 Thoughts interview and the future for Ryan Johnson in the NHL.
Joining the show is Farhan Lalji (16:08) and Scotty Bowman (49:17).
September 10th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick chat about Quinn Hughes comments in Vegas and the Canucks rookie roster heading down to Seattle.
Joining the show is Ian Furness (17:30) and Scott Rintoul (50:12).
September 9th 2025
On today's show Donnie and Rick share their thoughts on the Canucks Forward group as we inch closer to the official start of training camp.
Joining the show is Ross Tucker (15:10) and Craig Button (49:40).
September 8th 2025
WE ARE BACK!
In our first episode of the new season Donnie shares an announcement about the show and the guys talk about the latest with the Canucks, Lions, Whitecaps and more.
Joining the show is Moj (29:20) and Elliotte Friedman (48:09).
July 3rd 2025
On our season finale show the guys look back on our best of moments from the second half of this season and recap our band name list.
Joining the guys is Farhan Lalji (15:13) and Kevin Woodley (50:04).
Thank you to all of our sponsors, CHEK and of course you for downloading our daily Podcast. Have a great Summer!
July 2nd 2025
Today the guys continued to recap what happened on Day 1 of NHL Free Agency yesterday and chat about what the 3 contract extensions mean for the future.
Joining the show is Thomas Drance (17:53), Thatcher Demko's Agent Jordan Neumann (29:39) and Craig Button (52:17).
