To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
They had an enormous financial advantage
Please log in to add to collections.
Offside: The Harold Ballard Story

They had an enormousfinancial advantage up until the cap

They had an enormous
financial advantage up until the cap

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.741
They had an enormous financial advantage
00:00:02.785 --> 00:00:04.221
up until the cap.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:06
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Lone Eagle Entertainment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
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...
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.