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Arthur R. Griffiths is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist, and a former candidate for political office. He is former owner of the Vancouver Canucks and General Motors Place, which he inherited on the death of his father Frank Griffiths, and chaired the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Bid Society which helped to bring the 2010 Winter Olympics to the region. Griffiths ran unsuccessfully as the BC Liberal candidate for a 2008 provincial byelection in the Vancouver-Burrard riding. In 2014 he filed for (bankruptcy protection. ) In 2015 Arthur was an executive for (Paperrain Productions ) which had to file for bankruptcy after an unsuccessful attempt to bring an outdoor Bon Jovi concert to Vancouver's Stanley Park- This promoter has a history of similar situations of declaring bankruptcy after accepting ticket sales. ==Professional sports== Griffiths is the son of Emily and Frank Griffiths. The Griffiths' family, including Arthur, were inducted into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 under the builder category. The induction noted "In addition to his duties as owner of the team, Arthur Griffiths was also actively involved at the league level as a member of the NHL's Marketing / Public Relations Committee." It was Griffiths who led the initiative to build GM Place. The original arena of the Canucks, the Pacific Coliseum, was owned by the Pacific National Exhibition. The old coliseum became unsuitable for the growing team, and as result Griffiths financed the building of GM Place in 1995. Griffiths sold the Vancouver Canucks in 1997. On running the Canucks, Griffiths' is quoted, "It was a wonderful life experience that many people would give their right arm for and I'm blessed that I had it." Griffiths was also responsible for the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Vancouver Grizzlies. The Grizzlies were sold and eventually moved to Memphis, Tennessee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Griffiths (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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