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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

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Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
Director
Jason Priestley
Year
2023
Genre
documentary, biography, sport
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Production
Lone Eagle Entertainment
Awards
1 nomination total

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You combine his cheapness which, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
You combine his cheapness which,
But, you know, remember, there's no salary cap - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
But, you know, remember, there's no salary cap
And the Toronto Maple Leafs drove more revenue - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
And the Toronto Maple Leafs drove more revenue
They had an enormous financial advantage - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
They had an enormous financial advantage
All through the '80s when they were terrible, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
All through the '80s when they were terrible,
There was no reason why they couldn't have spent money - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
There was no reason why they couldn't have spent money
He wanted to keep things on the cheap - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
He wanted to keep things on the cheap
[interviewer] Most people around the league say - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[interviewer] Most people around the league say
Our typical hockey office would have - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Our typical hockey office would have
So it was-- People would always come up and say, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
So it was-- People would always come up and say,
The reason he felt that he could sell programs - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
The reason he felt that he could sell programs
And he refused to have a name on the back of Leafs sweaters - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
And he refused to have a name on the back of Leafs sweaters
So when the league mandated that all do, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
So when the league mandated that all do,
Harold believed you have to pay 2.50 - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Harold believed you have to pay 2.50
You know, we had Guy Kinnear, his boat mechanic - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You know, we had Guy Kinnear, his boat mechanic
Like, a player would come in with some kind of - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Like, a player would come in with some kind of
He didn't know, he was-- he was Ballard's boat mechanic - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He didn't know, he was-- he was Ballard's boat mec...
He became the trainer of the Toronto Maple Leafs - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He became the trainer of the Toronto Maple Leafs
And he became the trainer - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And he became the trainer
[narrator] His wife gone, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
[narrator] His wife gone,
Along with his unconventional new living quarters - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Along with his unconventional new living quarters
Uh, he moves to Maple Leaf Gardens, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Uh, he moves to Maple Leaf Gardens,
His wife had passed and in a-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
His wife had passed and in a--
He lived, ate, and slept with the Leafs in the gardens. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
He lived, ate, and slept with the Leafs in the gardens.
One-- Once he took it over, he moved from Montgomery Road - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
One-- Once he took it over, he moved from Montgomery Road
Yeah, he lived in his apartment, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Yeah, he lived in his apartment,
And one window that was-- Gave some natural light. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And one window that was-- Gave some natural light.
Certainly not a comfortable place - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Certainly not a comfortable place
Like, can you imagine owning a sports franchise - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Like, can you imagine owning a sports franchise
[Clark] Harold get up and go down to Hot Stove - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[Clark] Harold get up and go down to Hot Stove
I can go up and play the organ in my house, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
I can go up and play the organ in my house,
You know, it's funny, he, uh, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
You know, it's funny, he, uh,
And consequently, I had to latch on to somebody - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
And consequently, I had to latch on to somebody
Well, I would say that's probably the reason - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Well, I would say that's probably the reason
And it takes a-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And it takes a--
[narrator] King Clancy was beloved - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
[narrator] King Clancy was beloved
Public relations, interim coach, team mascot. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Public relations, interim coach, team mascot.
But Clancy's main responsibility - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
But Clancy's main responsibility
He was kind of, to me, he was more like the, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He was kind of, to me, he was more like the,
That kept Harold occupied so he didn't cut off - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
That kept Harold occupied so he didn't cut off
And kind of distracted him, made him-- made him smile. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And kind of distracted him, made him-- made him smile.
[King] You know, a lot of people say, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[King] You know, a lot of people say,
Mr. Ballard, to my way of thinking, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Mr. Ballard, to my way of thinking,
He says things at times - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He says things at times
Both of them had lost their wives, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Both of them had lost their wives,
So he replaced his wife with King Clancy - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
So he replaced his wife with King Clancy
[narrator] Ballard had his problems - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
[narrator] Ballard had his problems
That unexpectedly remarkable club featured - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
That unexpectedly remarkable club featured
A couple of blue-liners who could stack up - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
A couple of blue-liners who could stack up
He's a schoolteacher and he's a great man for detail - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
He's a schoolteacher and he's a great man for deta...
And I think he's a great man for everything - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
And I think he's a great man for everything
The Leafs were a contender against the Islanders - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
The Leafs were a contender against the Islanders
Lanny McDonald and the Leafs win it - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Lanny McDonald and the Leafs win it
[Parrish] The greatest moment in Leaf history, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[Parrish] The greatest moment in Leaf history,
But our team was so beat up, lost to Montreal - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
But our team was so beat up, lost to Montreal
And once he was done, they were pretty well cooked. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And once he was done, they were pretty well cooked.
[Cherry] Now, when they beat out the Islanders, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[Cherry] Now, when they beat out the Islanders,
And yet within 365 days of that, it had all fallen apart. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And yet within 365 days of that, it had all fallen apart.
They just let everybody go and they got nothing. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
They just let everybody go and they got nothing.
[narrator] The following season, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[narrator] The following season,
[narrator] And Ballard knew exactly - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[narrator] And Ballard knew exactly
Neilson was a very different man from Harold Ballard. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Neilson was a very different man from Harold Ballard.
He was an intellectual. He read books with no pictures. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He was an intellectual. He read books with no pictures.
He had interests outside hockey. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He had interests outside hockey.
He tried to bring the 1970s - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
He tried to bring the 1970s
[Ormsby] And his nickname was "Captain Video" because, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
[Ormsby] And his nickname was "Captain Video" beca...
So I think, you know, there was some hope - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
So I think, you know, there was some hope
Instead of getting better, they were-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Instead of getting better, they were--
The style that Roger played was always - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
The style that Roger played was always
And a lot of the people in the media would influence - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And a lot of the people in the media would influence
"Is this it? Are you going to get rid of them now?" - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
"Is this it? Are you going to get rid of them now?"...
He just needed somebody to fuel that-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He just needed somebody to fuel that--
[Cherry] He's one of the best coaches - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Cherry] He's one of the best coaches
The game is entertainment and he plays - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
The game is entertainment and he plays
Right up to game time, it wasn't clear - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Right up to game time, it wasn't clear
So, I ran practices along with Lanny and Tiger - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
So, I ran practices along with Lanny and Tiger
A number of us went to Jim Gregory and said, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
A number of us went to Jim Gregory and said,
Then he says, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Then he says,
The media didn't know, they were gonna just - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
The media didn't know, they were gonna just
I remember standing inside the dressing room - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:27
I remember standing inside the dressing room
[laughs] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[laughs]
The crowd did not know that Roger Neilson - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
The crowd did not know that Roger Neilson
Have you ever seen anything like this - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Have you ever seen anything like this
Demanding my scalp, all of a sudden - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Demanding my scalp, all of a sudden
Uh, But again, to Harold that was the great show. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Uh, But again, to Harold that was the great show.
I can do something and, you know, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
I can do something and, you know,
And I'm going to be sitting in that little box - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
And I'm going to be sitting in that little box
[Ballard] Those guys don't worry about promotion - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[Ballard] Those guys don't worry about promotion
You know, life's not so serious as all that - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You know, life's not so serious as all that
It was obviously destructive, and it was obviously cruel, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It was obviously destructive, and it was obviously cruel,
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Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.

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Director: Jason Priestley
Writer: N/A
Production: Lone Eagle Entertainment
Genre: documentary, biography, sport
Year: 2023
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ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 22 Jan 2023
Awards: 1 nomination total
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