▁before ▁comm itting ▁to ▁play ▁colleg iate ▁hockey ▁with ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁University ▁then ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Colleg iate ▁Hockey ▁Association . ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁C CH A ▁All - R ook ie ▁team ▁having ▁contrib uting ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁in ▁ 4 2 ▁games . ▁B alis y ▁gained ▁N HL ▁attention ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁round , ▁ 1 7 0 th ▁overall , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Pred ators . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season , ▁B alis y ▁rights ▁were ▁rel in qu ished ▁by ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Pred ators , ▁ent it ling ▁him ▁to ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( A HL ) ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Ice C aps , ▁affili ate ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁J ets . ▁In ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Ice C aps ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁B alis y ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁Ice C aps ▁off ense , ▁leading ▁the ▁team