OFFSIDE: The Harold Ballard Story

synopsis

Director Jason Priestley narrates this insightful and comprehensive documentary look at Harold Ballard, the controversial owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the shrine they played in; the Maple Leaf Gardens. Often accused of being too cheap to actually care if he put a Cup-winning team on the ice, Ballard quickly learned that in a hockey-starved town like Toronto, he could sell out every seat, regardless of the caliber of play on the ice. As the poster for the film points out: Ballard didn't invent greed. He perfected it.