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Podcast: Toronto Legends
Episode: Arthur Griffiths, Canucks/Grizzlies/GM Place
Description: Former owner of the Vancouver Canucks/Grizzlies and GM Place Arthur Griffiths talks about his family ties to Dr Ballard’s dog food empire, how his Mom convinced his Dad to purchase the Canucks, his reverence for the late great Pat Quinn, that incredible 1994 Canucks’ playoff run, getting involved with the concrete pour at GM Place, negotiating Bryan Adams as the first event at the new building, how a meeting to discuss acquiring an arena football team with Jerry Colangelo planted the seeds for instead seeking an NBA team, how close Earvin Magic Johnson came to joining the Grizzlies’ ownersh...