Background
Ballantine was born in Union Lake, Michigan.
Ballantine was born in Union Lake, Michigan.
University of Michigan.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, he started his career with the Columbus Chill in the ECHL. He also played for the Richmond Renegades (ECHL), Indianapolis Ice (IHL), and Dallas Freeze (CHL). His stats are not highly impressive, his biggest claim to fame is being the first player to wear a 3-digit number (101) in a professional game. He died in January 2002.