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USA John McCaw, Jr.

a.k.a. "John E. McCaw, Jr."
Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 06/07
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Date of Birth
1951
Place of Birth
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Age
73
Nation
USA

John Elroy McCaw, Jr., is a Seattle, WA, based businessman who made his fortune in cellular business. In 1994, he and his three brothers sold their company, McCaw Cellular, to AT&T Corporation for $11.5 billion. He became involved in hockey through Vancouver Canucks' owner Arthur Griffiths.

McCaw partnered with Griffiths in a joint venture involving a Vancouver, BC, based NBA expansion franchise that became known as the Vancouver Grizzlies. At the time, the construction of the new arena, the 1994-95 NHL lockout and the $125 million NBA expansion fee had burdened Griffiths to an extent that saw him consider his options. In March 1995 Griffiths and McCaw formed the Northwest Entertainment Group (NEG) that consolidated the Canucks, the Grizzlies and the General Motors Place, a move that saw McCaw become the majority owner of NEG. The holding company was renamed Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment in August 1995. The Griffiths family, Emily and John, sold their minority stakes in the company to McCaw in 1996.

Having lost tens of millions operating the and the Grizzlies by 1999-00, it was reported that McCaw put the company for sale in August 1999. A month later, in September 1999, Bill Laurie, the owner of the St. Louis Blues attempted to acquire the Grizzlies for $148 million and a further $52 million relocation bonus. However, the deal was not concluded. The Grizzlies was subsequently sold to Michael Heisley who went on to move the franchise to Memphis. McCaw sold the rest of the company, including the Vancouver Canucks, to the Aquilini Investment Group in two stages.

Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1994-95 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner Became a majority owner
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner Bought Emily Griffiths' stake in the franchise
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner Bought Arthur Griffiths' stake in the franchise
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
1999-00 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2000-01 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2001-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2004-05 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner Sold part of his stake in the franchise to F. Aquilini, P. Aquilini
& R. Aquilini
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL Franchise Owner Sold his stake in the franchise to F. Aquilini, P. Aquilini & R. Aquilini
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