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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

Our typicalhockey office would have 20 times the number of peopleof that today, or 15...

Our typical
hockey office would have 20 times the number of people
of that today, or 15 times the number
of people that today

Full Transcript

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Our typical hockey office would have
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20 times the number of people of that today,
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or 15 times the number of people that today.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:44
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.
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...
He became the trainer of the Toronto Maple Leafs - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
He became the trainer of the Toronto Maple Leafs
And he became the trainer - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And he became the trainer
[narrator] His wife gone, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
[narrator] His wife gone,
Along with his unconventional new living quarters - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Along with his unconventional new living quarters
Uh, he moves to Maple Leaf Gardens, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Uh, he moves to Maple Leaf Gardens,
His wife had passed and in a-- - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
His wife had passed and in a--
He lived, ate, and slept with the Leafs in the gardens. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
He lived, ate, and slept with the Leafs in the gardens.
One-- Once he took it over, he moved from Montgomery Road - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:09
One-- Once he took it over, he moved from Montgomery Road
Yeah, he lived in his apartment, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Yeah, he lived in his apartment,
And one window that was-- Gave some natural light. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
And one window that was-- Gave some natural light.
Certainly not a comfortable place - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Certainly not a comfortable place
Like, can you imagine owning a sports franchise - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Like, can you imagine owning a sports franchise