James Ballance (Okotoks, AB) lost 5-4 to Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Alberta U20 Junior Provincials, held February 23 - 27, 2022 in Cochrane, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Ballance won 8-4 over Benjamin Helston (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2022 Alberta U20 Junior Provincials in Cochrane, Alberta; and won 9-8 over Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Alberta U20 Junior Provincials in Cochrane, Alberta;
 
Ballance finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance defeated Kaleb Lis (Edmonton, AB) 11-0, then went on to lose 12-1 against Beau Cornelson (Camrose, AB). Ballance responded with a 10-1 win over Blake Petkau (Calgary, AB). Ballance won 6-4 against Kyler Kurina (Okotoks, AB) to advance to a B-Qualifier game where they lost 7-5 against Cornelson to drop into a C-Qualifier game where they responded with a 9-8 win over Lowell Whittmire (Lethbridge, AB) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
 
Ballance ranks 547th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.