Ka cika wannan magana: A duniya, Ballard ya wakilci Amirka a gasar zakarun duniya guda huɗu, kuma ya lashe tagulla a shekara ta 2004. Ya kuma buga wasanni biyu na matasa <unk> 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships da
Gasar Zakarun Duniya ta 2002.