The man who pushed his wheel chair was fired for catching a friend of Ballard scalping Maple Leaf Gardens tickets, a scheme for Ballard to get more money.
I'm not even a Leafs fan but when reading about what was done to their championship banners still got my blood boil. I'd say that's more than enough to warrant a spot in hell.
@@dirty.dan37 His death galvanizes the team to lose the final game of the series to the Blues the very next day. It's just what'd he want: selling out for the good old Canadian dollar.
Was this the lead story? Given that the Toronto Maple Leafs play in Canada's dominant TV market (one fourth of Canada's population lives within a 80-kilometer/50-mile radius of Toronto), this might have been the lead story on CBC's evening network newscast.
He made the Maple Leafs look worse up until his death (30 years ago) and now looking at the Maple Leafs now. As Urinatingtree said: Harold Ballard is dead. Rot in hell, you bastard.
Only owner worse than Ballard was William Clay Ford. The only redeeming thing about Ford is that he usually kept his mouth shut. He let his cronies do the talking. And the Detroit Lions ARE the worst professional franchise in the world, still. As of 3PM, 10/31/21, 0-7 and losing 24-0 to the Eagles. You Leaf fans are sad sacks, no doubt, but you are no where near as sad as Lions fans. Thank you WCF and his family, which has kept the fires burning.
That's it right there, WCF hasn't really done anything wrong besides be a lousy owner. Marge Schott was a nazi, Donald Sterling was a racist, Ballard was a massive xenophobe AND a convicted felon.
Say what you will of Harold Ballard he was quite a character during his time alive and sadly the The Leafs never got a chance to win a cup which perhaps he saw it as threat which would surpass which was why the team never made it to the finals. His passing may have been a relief to many leafs who suffered doing his reign which to this point in time now they're playing better hockey than they ever did in decades. He may be gone but for once he's forgotten.
Sadly, the damage was already done. His presence was a factor in the long drought. They may not have won a cup since his death but had he not became team owner, they might've won at least one more cup. So many idiot trades and giveaways (Scott Niedermayer being the last).
“HAROLD BALLARD IS FINALLY DEAD.”-UrinatingTree
🎶Ding dong the witch is dead
Wicked witch, the wicked witch,
Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead!🎶
ROT IN HELL, YOU BASTARD
"YAAAAAAYYYYYY"
Rot in hell you bastard
Ballard.
Greatest day in Leafs history since they won their last cup in '67.
This team will never win again!!!
"CONGRATULATIONS HAROLD BALLARD IS FINALLY DEAD!" -Urinatingtree
YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!
The man who pushed his wheel chair was fired for catching a friend of Ballard scalping Maple Leaf Gardens tickets, a scheme for Ballard to get more money.
I'm not even a Leafs fan but when reading about what was done to their championship banners still got my blood boil. I'd say that's more than enough to warrant a spot in hell.
“CONGRATULATIONS, HAROLD BALLARD IS FINALLY DEAD!”
-UrinatingTree
*_"Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" plays in the background_*
YAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!
*"ROT IN HELL, YOU B-ST-RD."*
@@dirty.dan37 His death galvanizes the team to lose the final game of the series to the Blues the very next day. It's just what'd he want: selling out for the good old Canadian dollar.
Harold Ballard was a real life Mr. Burns.
That's not true. Mr. Burns is funny from time to time.
@@brycemcneil4404 So was Ballard in a way. Lol (at least some of the stories about him were)
Or mr potter
Excellent!
Lmao “Harold Ballard has passed away, and most people referred to him as a ‘Terrible Man’ “
“I can’t enjoy my money anymore, just pull the plug”
Don sterling of hockey. Never thought Canada would have an owner like that.
*Donald Trump
Love how brutally honest CBC was being😂
A rare instant on CBC’s part.
I bet Harold would've gotten along great with Peter Nygard & Larry Flint !
Those days are LONG gone!
I wonder if they regretted flying the flags at half staf after the pedophile ring at maple leaf gardens
Yeah it involved underaged boys.
@Dustin Miller Watch the urinating tree video on the leafs
Harold Ballard is in the HHOF. SMH.
And the CFHOF...
He needs to be pulled. He was part of a gold medal, The Beatles, etc. but ruined a franchise and ripped off absolutely everyone.
So what? There is no rule against allowing assholes. What's your point?
Crazy as it sounds he was the money man behind the 4 Cups in the 60s. Entered as a builder. Can’t take that away. His name in on The Stanley Cup.
@@brianallen2358 Alan Eagleson resigned from the Hall, GOOD RIDDANCE
I believe he said once that he would run the team from beyond the grave.
He did say that.
The sad part? He IS running the team from beyond the grave.
@@mach6893lol ok. Most talented leafs team we’ve ever seen but sure
@@jdpbk93 AHAHAH and ZERO success.
"Harold Ballard wanted to die in peace." Fans: That's fine. As long as you die.
Legend.
Was this the lead story?
Given that the Toronto Maple Leafs play in Canada's dominant TV market (one fourth of Canada's population lives within a 80-kilometer/50-mile radius of Toronto), this might have been the lead story on CBC's evening network newscast.
35 years later. Leafs must be Champions many times by now.
Not shot in hell.
Nope. Just endless playoff pain.
@@TheGameCube64Guy I gave up on leafs 20 years ago.....Best decision ever.
The day that theoretically should have saved the leafs.
And yet the Leafs lost a crucial playoff game the day after his death just the way he would have wanted.
@@alexrowdyrodrigues9716 "The cockroach never dies."
@@nobody-wk6ej Never ever they just hide and linger
@@nobody-wk6ej "it's just what he wanted. Selling out for the good ol Canadian dollar"
He made the Maple Leafs look worse up until his death (30 years ago) and now looking at the Maple Leafs now.
As Urinatingtree said: Harold Ballard is dead. Rot in hell, you bastard.
The entire city of Toronto after his death: th-cam.com/video/QDCPKBF7a1Q/w-d-xo.html
He’s still alive and well today
What's what's so bad about this guy he's hilarious
And he messed up the leaves which is honestly as a Habs fan amazing
Agreed
What's so bad about the Patrick Roy trade? After all the Boston Bruins won more Cups than the Habs since then 😄
@@KHayes666 Just one.
@@disneyfan8719 1 is more than zero
@@KHayes666 Thank god for the Blackhawks (Aldrich's despicable acts notwithstanding) and Blues.
So, this happened 32 years ago today.
Bell, Rogers and the Ontario teachers union did more damage than Ballard did
Pretty soon Justin Bieber is next
No THEY made moemomey
I subbed to give him 666 subs
3:46 too bad it wasn't a standing ovation.
As close as Canada ever came to their own DJT.
That's bullshit. You've been watching too much CNN.
Not even close, he was just a hockey owner. If he ran for Prime Minister THEN he be DJT
Only owner worse than Ballard was William Clay Ford. The only redeeming thing about Ford is that he usually kept his mouth shut. He let his cronies do the talking. And the Detroit Lions ARE the worst professional franchise in the world, still. As of 3PM, 10/31/21, 0-7 and losing 24-0 to the Eagles. You Leaf fans are sad sacks, no doubt, but you are no where near as sad as Lions fans. Thank you WCF and his family, which has kept the fires burning.
That's it right there, WCF hasn't really done anything wrong besides be a lousy owner. Marge Schott was a nazi, Donald Sterling was a racist, Ballard was a massive xenophobe AND a convicted felon.
Janice and Cal McNair of the Texans are worse
Lions are one win away from the Super Bowl
@@brettpatterson404 And then they blew that 24-7 lead to the 49ers and lost 34-31 in agonizing fashion in the NFC Championship Game
And the curse begins......
The curse began in 73 when the Leafs let half their team walk to the WHA including Bernie Parent
@@KHayes666 No, it began in 1967 when Jacques Lemaire joined the NHL and won eight Stanley Cups with the Canadiens.
Say what you will of Harold Ballard he was quite a character during his time alive and sadly the The Leafs never got a chance to win a cup which perhaps he saw it as threat which would surpass which was why the team never made it to the finals. His passing may have been a relief to many leafs who suffered doing his reign which to this point in time now they're playing better hockey than they ever did in decades. He may be gone but for once he's forgotten.
Sadly, the damage was already done. His presence was a factor in the long drought. They may not have won a cup since his death but had he not became team owner, they might've won at least one more cup. So many idiot trades and giveaways (Scott Niedermayer being the last).
Bon voyage Harold Ballard. The Toronto Maple Leafs' curse.
Got my TML tatoo on April 12 th👍🏻.
Why did they fly the flags at half-mast? 😂
This day is a holiday in Toronto
Old man swinging.
He was Dr. Ballards dog food founder family . A pro hockey friend told me this. Then had money to buy leafs.
LOL the Leafs are worse now then when Ballard run things!
So just like the Bengals.
Yippee!!!!
No comment 😂
LOL..sports needs more owners like Ballard!!
not a great guy LOL
Who cares & WHY do you offer such tripe?
Some would consider him to be the Donald Trump of Canadian Hockey!
Laughing to the bank like HAHAHA
Maybe it was a good thing Harold Ballard never became Prime Minister.