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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

So they're going,"Oh, here we go again." For us, first year guys,we're like, "This is...

So they're going,
"Oh, here we go again." For us, first year guys,
we're like, "This is awesome,
we're playing in the NHL." And I was 18 years old.
I was just happy to be there

Full Transcript

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So they're going, "Oh, here we go again."
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For us, first year guys, we're like,
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"This is awesome, we're playing in the NHL."
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And I was 18 years old. I was just happy to be there.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:38
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.
[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,
Right now, the organization just doesn't have it. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
Right now, the organization just doesn't have it.
Going through those years was very difficult because - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
Going through those years was very difficult because
But, you know, at the end of the day, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
But, you know, at the end of the day,
And obviously we weren't having a whole lot of fun - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
And obviously we weren't having a whole lot of fun
It's just unfortunate if you come along - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:12
It's just unfortunate if you come along
You want to learn how to be a pro, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:14
You want to learn how to be a pro,
It got to the point where the-- Even the fans were so disgusted - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
It got to the point where the-- Even the fans were so disgus...
[Ormsby] I don't think it was directed - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
[Ormsby] I don't think it was directed
Harold was asked to take blame for that - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
Harold was asked to take blame for that
And he didn't draft the right players - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:08
And he didn't draft the right players
So, they had a flow through from their minor team - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
So, they had a flow through from their minor team
So, there's no question - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
So, there's no question
There was always the hope that sanity would prevail. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
There was always the hope that sanity would prevail.
There was always the hope that - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:07
There was always the hope that
[Joshi] He didn't espouse to the business theory that, - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:06
[Joshi] He didn't espouse to the business theory that,
Why do I need to go and pay the hockey executive - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:10
Why do I need to go and pay the hockey executive
He never gave anybody total autonomy or total control. - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
He never gave anybody total autonomy or total control.
[reporter] How comfortable are you with your image - Offside: The Harold Ballard Story 00:05
[reporter] How comfortable are you with your image