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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

After cleaning house, Ballard tried to resurrectthe Leafs' glory days by bringing backthe...

[narrator]
After cleaning house, Ballard tried to resurrect
the Leafs' glory days by bringing back
the man who coached them to four Stanley Cups
in the '60s

Full Transcript

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[narrator] After cleaning house,
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Ballard tried to resurrect the Leafs' glory days
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by bringing back the man who coached them
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to four Stanley Cups in the '60s.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:17
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.
George "Punch" Imlach, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
George "Punch" Imlach,
Mr. Ballard knows me, and as I pointed out to him, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
Mr. Ballard knows me, and as I pointed out to him,
And so if you want me to have the same success, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And so if you want me to have the same success,
Certainly, there's no sense of paying me a lot of money - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Certainly, there's no sense of paying me a lot of money
Harold got involved, brought Punch back - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Harold got involved, brought Punch back
[Vaive] Just when things started to get good, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
[Vaive] Just when things started to get good,
[reporter] So you're telling us right here and now - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[reporter] So you're telling us right here and now
We will have talks and suggestions - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
We will have talks and suggestions
Punch is smart enough and knows enough about hockey - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Punch is smart enough and knows enough about hockey
I get a call from the secretary at Maple Leaf Gardens - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
I get a call from the secretary at Maple Leaf Gardens
Um, you go in and there's a board table there, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:17
Um, you go in and there's a board table there,
We're all in this together to work to achieve - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
We're all in this together to work to achieve
And then the next thing he said, he said, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:11
And then the next thing he said, he said,
"There's no gray area here, so I would suggest - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
"There's no gray area here, so I would suggest
And I don't believe in no-trade contracts, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:17
And I don't believe in no-trade contracts,
It can't be, uh, funny people doing it their way, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:20
It can't be, uh, funny people doing it their way,
I think it was clear that Punch Imlach - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
I think it was clear that Punch Imlach
[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,