death_date children birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
17 april 1994 arthur mary griffiths , emily griffiths , frank griffiths jr , burnaby , british columbia canadian 17 december 1916 vancouver canucks owner frank griffiths
 frank a. griffiths media owner
frank griffiths

frank a. griffiths -lrb- december 17 , 1916 -- april 7 , 1994 -rrb- was a vancouver , british columbia , canada media mogul through his company , western international communications ltd. -lrb- wic -rrb- .
frank griffiths was born in burnaby , british columbia .
in 1956 , along with walter stewart owen , he acquired new westminster radio station cknw and later established the western broadcasting company ltd. -lrb- forerunner of wic -rrb- 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 .
owner of the nhl 's vancouver canucks from 1974 until his death in 1994 , he was inducted into the hockey hall of fame as a builder in 1992 .
he was also inducted in the 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 '' -- griffiths ' signature phrase he used instead of `` win '' .
