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  2. Francesco Aquilini - Wikipedia

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    The Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. On November 17, 2004, Aquilini purchased a 50% share in Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (the owners of both the Canucks franchise and Rogers Arena) from John McCaw, Jr. [citation needed] On November 8, 2006, Aquilini purchased the remaining 50% of the Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena.

  3. History of the Vancouver Canucks - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Vancouver Canucks begins when the team joined the National Hockey League (NHL). Founded as an expansion team in 1970 along with the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks were the first NHL team to be based in Vancouver. They adopted the name of the minor professional hockey team that had existed in Vancouver since 1945.

  4. Vancouver Canucks - Wikipedia

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    Fin, the official mascot of the Vancouver Canucks, in 2009. The Vancouver Canucks' mascot is an anthropomorphic killer whale (orca) named Fin the Orca. [163] He is often seen banging a First Nations drum or skating around during intermissions firing t-shirts out of a compressed air cannon. On occasion, "smoke" also comes out of the blowhole on ...

  5. Canucks Sports & Entertainment - Wikipedia

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    As Vancouver executive Arthur Griffiths overspent building General Motors Place, where the NHL's Vancouver Canucks and the upcoming NBA expansion Vancouver Grizzlies would play, in March 1995 he associated with Seattle billionaire John McCaw Jr. - then a co-owner of the Seattle Mariners - to form the Northwest Entertainment Group, which would control both teams and the arena. [2]

  6. Thomas Scallen - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Kaine Scallen (August 14, 1925 – March 21, 2015) was the first owner of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. [1] He owned the team from 1970 to 1974, when Frank Griffiths, an owner of several Vancouver area radio and television stations, the next largest shareholder in the Canucks, took over after Scallen was arrested. [2]

  7. List of current NHL franchise owners - Wikipedia

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    The "Principal Owner(s)" column lists the majority or plurality owner(s) of the team or, in the case of teams held by publicly held corporations, the corporation's chairman. Each team has a representative on the NHL Board of Governors , the league's ruling and governing body, listed in the "NHL Governor" column; for most teams, this is the ...

  8. What NHL history tells us about Nashville Predators facing 3 ...

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    The Nashville Predators have a difficult task ahead, down 3-1 in their series vs the Canucks. But history shows it happens more than you'd think. What NHL history tells us about Nashville ...

  9. List of Vancouver Canucks general managers - Wikipedia

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    The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks are a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The Canucks currently play home games at Rogers Arena. The Canucks joined the NHL in 1970 as an expansion team, along with the Buffalo ...