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It was always hard to countenance that
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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

It was always hardto countenance that because Maple Leaf Gardens was such a...

It was always hard
to countenance that because Maple Leaf Gardens was such a juggernaut
financially

Full Transcript

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It was always hard to countenance that
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because Maple Leaf Gardens
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was such a juggernaut financially.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:37
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 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,
The Leafs of the '80s were a woe be gotten group. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
The Leafs of the '80s were a woe be gotten group.
It was pretty crazy, I mean, over those years - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
It was pretty crazy, I mean, over those years
First of all, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
First of all,
He wouldn't pay for a good general manager - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He wouldn't pay for a good general manager
So those players that we drafted, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
So those players that we drafted,
"Well, you know, it's not so secure here." - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
"Well, you know, it's not so secure here."
You know, you don't want people to be afraid for their job, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
You know, you don't want people to be afraid for their ...
And that was never-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And that was never--
[Clark] And being a rookie at 18 in the NHL, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Clark] And being a rookie at 18 in the NHL,
And the other half team, you know, the Ricky Vaives - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
And the other half team, you know, the Ricky Vaives
They were ten years in the league, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
They were ten years in the league,
So they're going, "Oh, here we go again." - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
So they're going, "Oh, here we go again."
[rock music playing] - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:24
[rock music playing]
[announcer] For the second time in three years, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[announcer] For the second time in three years,