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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

The Toronto Maple Leafs, a beloved and historichockey franchise, continue to enjoy...

[crowd cheering] [narrator]
The Toronto Maple Leafs, a beloved and historic
hockey franchise, continue to enjoy support
of fans around the world, despite the fact
that hockey's highest honor, the Stanley Cup, has eluded them for generations

Full Transcript

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[narrator] The Toronto Maple Leafs,
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a beloved and historic hockey franchise,
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continue to enjoy support of fans around the world,
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despite the fact that hockey's highest honor,
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the Stanley Cup,
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has eluded them for generations.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:56
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Lone Eagle Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
It's hard to overstate - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
It's hard to overstate
We have the world champions, the Maple Leafs. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
We have the world champions, the Maple Leafs.
[narrator] But by the early '70s, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
[narrator] But by the early '70s,
[announcer] Now, there's all sorts of debris - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[announcer] Now, there's all sorts of debris
[man] I had to sit through an entire winter - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[man] I had to sit through an entire winter
[Ballard] I honestly feel that I have never done - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[Ballard] I honestly feel that I have never done
[reporter] The Toronto Maple Leafs won in 1967. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[reporter] The Toronto Maple Leafs won in 1967.
But since then, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
But since then,
He's interested only in making his money, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
He's interested only in making his money,
Ballard turned the Leafs from perennial cup favorites - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Ballard turned the Leafs from perennial cup favorites
His meddling and combative behavior - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
His meddling and combative behavior
♪ I'll see your face inside a cloud ♪ - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
♪ I'll see your face inside a cloud ♪
["One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse plays] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:32
["One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse plays]
A hockey club, founded in 1917 as the Arenas, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
A hockey club, founded in 1917 as the Arenas,
In 1927, the team was purchased - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
In 1927, the team was purchased
And in 1931, he embarked on construction - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
And in 1931, he embarked on construction
For years, the Leafs flourished and won - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
For years, the Leafs flourished and won
Conn Smythe was a winner - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Conn Smythe was a winner
Whether as a prosperous businessman, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
Whether as a prosperous businessman,
His legacy was hard for anyone to follow, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
His legacy was hard for anyone to follow,