Frank A. Griffiths (December 17, 1916 – April 7, 1994) was a Canadian media executive through his company, Western International Communications Ltd. (WIC). Frank Griffiths was born in

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

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, Canada. In 1956, along with Walter Stewart Owen, he acquired

New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...

radio station

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and later established the Western Broadcasting Company Ltd. (forerunner o
WIC
as the station's parent company. He expanded to own a number of other radio stations as well as CBC Television and CTV affiliate stations. He was the owner of the NHL's

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

from 1974 until his death in 1994 (although he would surrender majority control to his son Arthur in 1988), he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 1992. He was also inducted in th
Canadian Business Hall of Fame
in 1994. After Griffiths' death, the Canucks for the remainder of the season and playoffs wore a patch with the words "2Pts FG" meaning "2 points for Frank Griffiths" (2 points being earned by an NHL team for winning a game)—Griffiths' signature phrase he used instead of "win".

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