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22 de ene. de 2023 · Offside: The Harold Ballard Story: Directed by Jason Priestley. With Allen Abel, Donnovan Bennett, Stephen Brunt, Don Cherry. Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it.
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- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Jason Priestley
- 2023-01-22
- Not-So-Humble Beginnings
- Opportunity Knocks
- A Talent For Making Money But A Refusal to Spend It
- The Curse of Harold Ballard
The team now known as the Toronto Maple Leafs was founded in 1917. Over the next 100-plus years, they'd see the highest highs and the lowest lows the ice had to offer. Born in 1903, Harold Ballard was the son of a successful businessman. As a rich man's son, he pursued a life of excitement. "During the Great Depression, he had a playboy lifestyle,"...
By 1961, the management of the Leafs was in the hands of Ballard, Stafford Smythe and newspaper publisher John Bassett . The team went on to win three consecutive Stanley Cups between 1962 and 1964, and won again in 1967. Ballard's main role was to keep their home arena, Maple Leaf Gardens, full. Over the years, Ballard gained more control of the d...
Less than a year after becoming the principal owner of the Maple Leafs, Ballard was sent to Millhaven Institution, where he served one year of a three-year sentence for 47 white collar crimes. In his absence, his son managed the team. But upon his release, Ballard was back to his usual tricks. At the same time, a rival hockey league — the World Hoc...
Player after player left the Leafs or were traded, and by the early '80s, Ballard's mismanagement had the team in shambles. The new drafts, who formed the bulk of the team, were young and inexperienced. Teenagers faced off against NHL legends. "It was pretty crazy," says former Leaf Rick Vaive in the documentary. "[Ballard] wouldn't pay for a good ...
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24 de nov. de 2022 · Offside: The Harold Ballard Story (2023) | Official Trailer. Coming out on-demand in Canada May 2! Director Jason Priestley narrates this insightful and comprehensive documentary look at Ha...
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Offside: The Harold Ballard Story. Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it. IMDb 7.4 1 h 28 min 2022. 7+. Documentary. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. Rent. HD $4.99. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
Watch Offside: The Harold Ballard Story with a subscription on Prime Video. Jason Priestley takes a look at Harold Ballard, the controversial owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs....
- Jason Priestley
- Documentary
Offside: The Harold Ballard Story. Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard -- Canada's greatest showman - He didn't invent greed. He perfected it. 4 IMDb 7.5 1 h 28 min 2022. 7+. Documentary. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. Rent. HD $4.59. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
Offside: The Harold Ballard Story. Available on Prime Video, Tubi TV, iTunes, Plex. Big money, big headlines, and a long list of enemies: Harold Ballard made them all during the two decades that he led the crown jewel of Canadian sports – the Toronto Maple Leafs -- down the road to ruin.
