[1] He owned the team from 1970 to 1974, when Frank Griffiths, an owner of several Vancouver area radio and television stations, the next largest shareholder in the Canucks, took over after Scallen was arrested.
Upon graduation from Saint Thomas Academy, he enlisted in the United States Army and fought in World War II.
from the University of Denver and began practicing law, serving a stint as Minnesota assistant attorney general.
[5] Scallen was the lead investor in a group that sought a United States Football League expansion team in Minneapolis for the 1984 USFL season.
[7] Later, he was chairman and principal owner of Century Park Pictures, an entertainment company that for a time owned the Minnesota Fighting Pike arena football team.