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You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?
You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?

You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?

Date7/24/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: You're my man: Would that have been what Harold Ballard (right) was saying to Punch Imlach that day a couple of summers ago when Punch was reinstated to the position as Leaf general manager?
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0056520F
      It's official. Maple Leaf coach and general manager Punch Imlach making announcement of year's biggest hockey swap today at the Maple Leaf Gardens
      It's official. Maple Leaf coach and general manager Punch Imlach making announcement of year's biggest hockey swap today at the Maple Leaf Gardens
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      3/4/1968
      Leaf coaches: Four men who have known the agony (John Brophy: Doug Carpenter: far right) and the ecstasy (Punch Imlach: left: Hap Day: second from left) that goes with coaching the Maple Leafs
      Leaf coaches: Four men who have known the agony (John Brophy: Doug Carpenter: far right) and the ecstasy (Punch Imlach: left: Hap Day: second from left) that goes with coaching the Maple Leafs
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      2/6/1980
      Savoring a slaughter - Buffalo Sabres' general manager Punch Imlach and wife Dodo seem as if they don't know quite what to make of Sabres' awesome dis(...)
      Savoring a slaughter - Buffalo Sabres' general manager Punch Imlach and wife Dodo seem as if they don't know quite what to make of Sabres' awesome dis(...)
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      3/16/1975
      Punch would flip. Punch Imlach, the former coaching terror of the hockey Leafs, was an ardent foe of long hair and other mod attire. He would go into (...)
      Punch would flip. Punch Imlach, the former coaching terror of the hockey Leafs, was an ardent foe of long hair and other mod attire. He would go into (...)
      Eben, Mike, 1946-
      6/11/1969
      Vengeance is sweet for hockey coach Punch Imlach - fired as general manager and coach of Toronto Maple Leafs - as he is hoisted triumphantly into the (...)
      Vengeance is sweet for hockey coach Punch Imlach - fired as general manager and coach of Toronto Maple Leafs - as he is hoisted triumphantly into the (...)
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      11/18/1970
      Rebuilding project: Punch Imlach: the Maple Leafs' embattled general manager: says the team has to be rebuilt from the bottom up
      Rebuilding project: Punch Imlach: the Maple Leafs' embattled general manager: says the team has to be rebuilt from the bottom up
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      11/18/1970
      Stricken Toronto Maple Leaf's genergal manager Punch Imlach
      Stricken Toronto Maple Leaf's genergal manager Punch Imlach
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      9/9/1981
      What a shower and shampoo for coach as Leafs whoop it up: Uninhibited victors drown Punch Imlach in soap and water in dressing room shower
      What a shower and shampoo for coach as Leafs whoop it up: Uninhibited victors drown Punch Imlach in soap and water in dressing room shower
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      n.d.
      Remember, second Sunday. With mock severity, Punch Imlach (left) orders King Clancy to 'have 'em second when I take over Sunday.' After hectic final p(...)
      Remember, second Sunday. With mock severity, Punch Imlach (left) orders King Clancy to 'have 'em second when I take over Sunday.' After hectic final p(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/8/1967
      Punch Imlach could tell what brand of booze his players drank by smelling the sweat that oozed from their pores
      Punch Imlach could tell what brand of booze his players drank by smelling the sweat that oozed from their pores
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      12/15/1980
      Punch Imlach: His book is extremely critical of Leafs and coach
      Punch Imlach: His book is extremely critical of Leafs and coach
      Buffalo Sabres (Hockey team)
      1/5/1982
      Borje Salming: Leafs' Punch Imlach is off to Sweden to negotiate new contract with him
      Borje Salming: Leafs' Punch Imlach is off to Sweden to negotiate new contract with him
      Salming, Borje, 1951-
      1/14/1979