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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

Rick Vaivecame to Toronto in 1980 as part of the trade that saw fan favoriteTiger...

[energetic music playing] [narrator] Rick Vaive
came to Toronto in 1980 as part of the trade that saw fan favorite
Tiger Williams go to Vancouver

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[narrator] Rick Vaive came to Toronto in 1980
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as part of the trade
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that saw fan favorite Tiger Williams go to Vancouver.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:31
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.
Vaive became the first Leaf to score 50 goals in a season. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Vaive became the first Leaf to score 50 goals in a season.
A feat he achieved in three consecutive years. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
A feat he achieved in three consecutive years.
But logic and Harold Ballard's wallet were at odds. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
But logic and Harold Ballard's wallet were at odds.
Ricky had just scored 50 for the third time, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Ricky had just scored 50 for the third time,
And his contract was up, and underneath it, it said, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
And his contract was up, and underneath it, it said,
So, you know, Harold was right here and he says, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
So, you know, Harold was right here and he says,
So, as a young guy, I'm like, "Oof, you know, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
So, as a young guy, I'm like, "Oof, you know,
I think all he cared about was having people in the seats - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I think all he cared about was having people in the seats
And I-- I don't think he cared - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And I-- I don't think he cared
I know they come to the rink - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
I know they come to the rink
[Ricky] Dan Maloney was kind of-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
[Ricky] Dan Maloney was kind of--
So, you know, we lost the one guy - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
So, you know, we lost the one guy
It was, like, nonstop nonsense, uh, you know, by Harold. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It was, like, nonstop nonsense, uh, you know, by Harold.
It was always hard to countenance that - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
It was always hard to countenance that
It was in the '60s - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It was in the '60s
It was in the '70s when he became the sole owner, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
It was in the '70s when he became the sole owner,
And yet he didn't go out - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
And yet he didn't go out
[Orr] Waiting for the Leafs to win at this point in time, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[Orr] Waiting for the Leafs to win at this point in time,
[narrator] The turmoil of the '80s - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[narrator] The turmoil of the '80s
But Ballard carried on, confident and cocky, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
But Ballard carried on, confident and cocky,