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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

It soured so many players, uh, on, uh, thinking they were a part of thisMaple Leaf team...

It soured so many players, uh, on, uh, thinking they were a part of this
Maple Leaf team and tradition
that should have been way stronger at that time

Full Transcript

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It soured so many players,
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uh, on, uh, thinking
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they were a part of this Maple Leaf team
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and tradition that should have been
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way stronger at that time.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:10
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.
But I think Harold underestimated - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
But I think Harold underestimated
[Eagleson] He decided that the WHA wasn't going to last - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
[Eagleson] He decided that the WHA wasn't going to last
[narrator] Ballard had a talent for making money, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[narrator] Ballard had a talent for making money,
You combine his cheapness which, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
You combine his cheapness which,
But, you know, remember, there's no salary cap - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
But, you know, remember, there's no salary cap
And the Toronto Maple Leafs drove more revenue - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
And the Toronto Maple Leafs drove more revenue
They had an enormous financial advantage - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
They had an enormous financial advantage
All through the '80s when they were terrible, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
All through the '80s when they were terrible,
There was no reason why they couldn't have spent money - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
There was no reason why they couldn't have spent money
He wanted to keep things on the cheap - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
He wanted to keep things on the cheap
[interviewer] Most people around the league say - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[interviewer] Most people around the league say
Our typical hockey office would have - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Our typical hockey office would have
So it was-- People would always come up and say, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:13
So it was-- People would always come up and say,
The reason he felt that he could sell programs - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
The reason he felt that he could sell programs
And he refused to have a name on the back of Leafs sweaters - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
And he refused to have a name on the back of Leafs sweaters
So when the league mandated that all do, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
So when the league mandated that all do,
Harold believed you have to pay 2.50 - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Harold believed you have to pay 2.50
You know, we had Guy Kinnear, his boat mechanic - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
You know, we had Guy Kinnear, his boat mechanic
Like, a player would come in with some kind of - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
Like, a player would come in with some kind of
He didn't know, he was-- he was Ballard's boat mechanic - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He didn't know, he was-- he was Ballard's boat mec...