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Alex Ballard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-01-05 Country: USA
St. Scholastica
MIAC D3

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2021-22 Roseau USHS-MN 26 0 1 1 0.038 0.0049 0.0049 0.0094 0.0094
2022-23 Roseau USHS-MN 28 5 13 18 0.643 0.0814 0.0814 0.1562 0.1562
2023-24 Roseau USHS-MN 26 11 27 38 1.462 0.1850 0.1850 0.3550 0.3550
2024-25 Niverville Nighthawks MJHL 44 4 18 22 0.500 0.0963 0.0969 0.3153 0.3174
2025-26 Kenai River Brown Bears NAHL 57 2 20 22 0.386 0.1418 0.1387 0.4074 0.3986
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

18%
NCAA D1
18%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
38%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6674
Defenseman overall
#1406
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Taki Pantziris
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Brown
0.15 No data
NCAAe PPG
Kyle McKenzie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.14 PPG
→ Providence (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Joseph Fiala
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Parker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG

St. Scholastica Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Nate Pionk
0.62
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Kris Boyce
0.60
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Alex Valenti
0.58
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Jesse Nemgar
2.00
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica

D2/3 Comparables

Sheldon Kwiatkowski
Marian · 2021-22
0.600 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Samuel Blanchet
Southern Maine · 2012-13
0.400 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Braedan Cross
Manhattanville · 2015-16
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.