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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

I think it was clearthat Punch Imlach in 1979 did not understandthe young hockey player of...

I think it was clear
that Punch Imlach in 1979 did not understand
the young hockey player of 1979

Full Transcript

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I think it was clear that Punch Imlach
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in 1979 did not understand the young hockey player of 1979.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:50
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.
[Sittler] I'm sure he saw me as a bit of a threat, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
[Sittler] I'm sure he saw me as a bit of a threat,
[McDonald] Punch did things to upset the guys. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[McDonald] Punch did things to upset the guys.
You'd come very first thing in the morning, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
You'd come very first thing in the morning,
And it was just to tick the guys off. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And it was just to tick the guys off.
He was just that snake that lived in the sewer hole. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He was just that snake that lived in the sewer hole.
It was a circus - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
It was a circus
All he needed to do was hire competent people - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
All he needed to do was hire competent people
[narrator] Selected eighth overall - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[narrator] Selected eighth overall
Despite his popularity, or because of it, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Despite his popularity, or because of it,
I think, honestly, he respected me as a person. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I think, honestly, he respected me as a person.
I was a hard working guy, a loyal employee, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I was a hard working guy, a loyal employee,
I think Darryl, when he came here from London - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
I think Darryl, when he came here from London
Once he was named captain, he took it up to the next level - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Once he was named captain, he took it up to the next level
So, he weathered the storm constantly in the media. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
So, he weathered the storm constantly in the media.
He was always up front, always talking to reporters, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
He was always up front, always talking to reporters,
They make it a seven game series that you have to win four in, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
They make it a seven game series that you have to win four i...
You're the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
You're the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
[narrator] The tension between Sittler and Imlach exploded. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[narrator] The tension between Sittler and Imlach exploded.
Imlach wanted to show the world who was boss, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Imlach wanted to show the world who was boss,
[Eagleson] I got a call from Ballard, says-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[Eagleson] I got a call from Ballard, says--