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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

In 1930, Ballard was the manager and coachof a minor league hockey team named the National...

In 1930, Ballard was the manager and coach
of a minor league hockey team named the National Sea Fleas

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In 1930, Ballard was the manager
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and coach of a minor league hockey team
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named the National Sea Fleas.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:51
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.
And by 1940, Ballard found success - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
And by 1940, Ballard found success
In 1957, an aging Conn Smythe - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:16
In 1957, an aging Conn Smythe
Newspaper owner, John Bassett, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
Newspaper owner, John Bassett,
I think there were originally seven owners - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
I think there were originally seven owners
And Stafford was another guy that seemed like a stern guy, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And Stafford was another guy that seemed like a stern guy,
They all tolerated each other to be part of this troika - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
They all tolerated each other to be part of this troika
[Parrish] The Bassetts were the elite of Toronto, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Parrish] The Bassetts were the elite of Toronto,
And Harold Ballard wasn't very high on that list. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And Harold Ballard wasn't very high on that list.
He had been the third fiddle, the seventh fiddle, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
He had been the third fiddle, the seventh fiddle,
And I think he wanted to prove that he could do the job, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And I think he wanted to prove that he could do the job,
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music plays] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music plays]
That group ushered in a kind of a renewed era - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
That group ushered in a kind of a renewed era
When you look at what happened in, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:15
When you look at what happened in,
Well, he was around for four Stanley Cups. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Well, he was around for four Stanley Cups.
I was there when they won - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
I was there when they won
This is our centennial year - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
This is our centennial year
And I want to thank the supporters - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
And I want to thank the supporters
[Iaboni] Being there as a kid at that grade - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:20
[Iaboni] Being there as a kid at that grade
[Bennett] When I think of the Maple Leafs, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[Bennett] When I think of the Maple Leafs,
Leafs win, craze of the city. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Leafs win, craze of the city.