Conn Smythe , the founder of Toronto Maple Leafs , team owner Harold Ballard and Wrestler Whipper Billy Watson , helped Rumball raise the $ 7.6 million to open the center . Toronto Maple Leafs founder Conn Smythe , team owner Harold Ballard and wrestler Whipper Billy Watson helped Rumball to raise the $ 7.6 million to open the centre . Harold Ballard , founder of Toronto Maple Leafs , team owner Conn Smythe , and Wrestler Whipper Billy Watson helped Rumball find the 7.6 million dollars to open the centre .