- Thomas Scallen
Thomas Scallen was the first owner of the NHL's
Vancouver Canucks , owning the team from 1970 until a financial scandal forced him to sell the team toFrank Griffiths , an owner of several Vancouver area radio and television stations, in 1974.Scallen was also the chairman of
Medicor , a medical insurance company based inMinnesota
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