"How does a guy like Harold Ballard, you know, remain in power for so long" "Well, you see he had bought ownership of the team, and didn't decide to sell it"

SIDE NOTE: Really want to see this, JP is a good guy and heart on his sleeve Canadian. 🇨🇦

HAPPY 54TH BIRTHDAY JASON PRIESTLEY !!!

My Dad was a life long Leafs fan but he despised Ballard. For whatever reason they both left this earth on April 11, 1990. Not sure if Harold was going up or down but there would have been some interesting conversation if by chance he made it to the Perley Gates

As a huge Gord Stellick fan I can’t wait to see this. I was a kid when all this was going on, but I remember hearing about it a lot in Buffalo. 💙

I'm a lifelong Leafs fan .....over 50 years! I remember well enough the mismanagement Harold inflicted upon the team. My dad was involved in the annual Toronto Maple Leafs calendar for Mcdonald Tobacco Ltd. He was a straight shooter, and he hated Harold. He'd always say that he was an *** hole!! It's such a shame that he ran the team into the ground, and it's taken decades to recover from. He turned generations of Torontonians into fans of other teams. I used to hate seeing hordes of people sitting in the seats cheering for Chicago, Boston, Montreal, and others. Thank God he's gone!!!

Jason Priestley punched out Harvey Weinstein. Just wanted to throw that out there lol A very interesting topic for a documentary I'll definitely check it out.

I remember those years from the 80’s. It was hard watching those Leaf teams. Harold would always be sitting in his bunker with King Clancy at MLG. Rick Vaive was my favourite player during that time and Wayne Gretzky of course. Lol

Will this be available in the states? Would love to see this

did jason talk to any of harolds friends? like mike the ticket guy

As a young kid watching HNIC on Sat nights I remember the media and guests always blaming Ballard for interfering with decesions which prevented the Leafs from obtaining players, signing players. They didn't have a chance to win during that era. So many ppl were mad. There was alot of negativity around him. In todays game where there's even more money involved I would find it hard to believe that stake holders don't interfer with decesions. Its the nature of the beast when you have ownership of something. Some owners are just more worse then others. Now the current leaf team are playing with enormous amount of pressure on them because of the history and not winning since 67. I think its going to take a special group of players and a really good sports psychologist to help in this unique situation here.

My pal Hal is a great read as well .

This was on of the better hockey documentaries I have seen in some time. One of the funnier moments was when someone observed that there were many Junior teams that had more front office/support/scouting staff then the Leafs during Ballard's reign. The Dark Ages for the Leafs team. His legacy, the Worst hockey team owner in history.

He is the reason the Leafs haven’t won a cup since 67. If any other person were in charge on the rate the Leafs were on would have had at least 1 or 2

Unfortunately, my Leafs fandom started when Harold Ballard owned the team. I have VERY mixed feelings about watching this documentary for fear of triggering PTSD (spoiler alert: I will watch it). Ballard made it a misery to support this team. Yes, the NHL was full of awful owners during that time, but Ballard was singularly bad. Hard not to feel bitter about the man and the relief as a fan I felt when he was finally gone.

Mr. Ballard reminds me of a lot of bosses I've worked for....immature boys and girls who never grew up. They find value in being bullies because underneath the surface of them, there's nothing else there.

On crave it’s French speaking, is there a English version

An owner can do what he wants and this guy was a crazy owner.

in spite of Ballard we had some great teams in the 70’s

I delivered The Toronto Star to Ballard. Never got a Christmas tip.

Just saw the film. Clearly, it could have been a miniseries... Viewer Discretuon Is Revised!

Anyone remember the story about Ballard saying if a European? or Russian? player ever played in the NHL he would give the team back to the city? I think the Hamilton Tigercats were involved somehow.

April 11, 1990. One of the best days in Leafs history. The day that POS finally died and went to hell.

At a owners meeting in the 70s Ed Schneider walked into the room and Ballard shouted “ start the ovens , Schneider here”

Love Jason Priestley.

He never heard of George Steinbrenner?

I have been a leaf fan my entire life. I was 22 in 1990, I am 54 now. That means that Harold Ballard has been dead 32 years. At some point in those 32 years, responsibility has to shift out of the past into the present.

He was the reason i never became a Leafs fan. He just ran the leafs into the ground. It was impossible to be a leafs fan during his ownership.

Lmfao! It's the curse of tge leafs.

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Ballard is Dan Snyder on steroids

I know Jason played Junior, bu where. New Westminster? Ballard quite a story. He trashed Darrel Sittler, and a few others,

How he held on to power? what an idiotic question. He was the owner of the team and controlled the majority if not all the shares! money talks and bull walks. It was his sole team and he was the boss who was not a good hockey manager period. Ballard knew how to make money as that was the sole reason he was into the team.

Because it's being shown on CBC I won't watch it.

Funny how Ballard was in power for 18 years never won a cup, never tried but still managed to win several play off series here and there...leafs haven't won one In the last 19 years and they say Ballard was bad...I'd take Ballard over the sweetheart dubas anyday...at least those teams have heart all the team has now is a bunch of overpaid sissy mary s who turtle as soon as the going gets tough every playoff series. But the media will tell u cup window and nonsense about a different feel in the locker room. But the truth is Ballard's teams had a better chance to win then this one, and he wasn't even trying to win...sad sad state of affairs.

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The period between 2004 to today is worse than the Ballard era in terms of performance. At least Ballard's teams made it past the first round from time to time