Michal Ivan Explained

Birth Date:18 November 1999
Birth Place:Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:181
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Former Teams:HKM Zvolen
HC Dynamo Pardubice
Ntl Team:SVK
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2016

Michal Ivan (born 18 November 1999) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).

Ivan played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Acadie–Bathurst Titan and the Drummondville Voltigeurs. In returning to the Czech Republic, Ivan signed with HC Dynamo Pardubice on 21 June 2019.[1] [2] He originally made his professional debut with HKM Zvolen in the 2016-17 Slovak Extraliga season.[3]

International play

He was selected to make his full IIHF international debut, participating for Slovakia in the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Career statistics

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2016SlovakiaU185th50000
2017SlovakiaU186th50114
2018SlovakiaWJC7th50110
2019SlovakiaWJC8th51342
2021SlovakiaWC8th20000
2022SlovakiaWC8th80222
2023SlovakiaWC9th70222
Junior totals 201566
Senior totals 170444

Notes and References

  1. https://hcdynamo.cz/clanek.asp?id=Talentovany-bek-Michal-Ivan-bude-hrat-za-Dynamo-10299 Talented back Michal Ivan will play for Dynamo
  2. https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/10096585 Michal Ivan | Hokej.cz – web českého hokeje
  3. Web site: Obranca Michal Ivan opäť rytierom. Slovak. hkmzvolen.sk. 9 September 2020 .
  4. Web site: MS 2021, SR do Rigy s historicky najmladším tímom, nedostali sa doň Koch, Regenda a Hrehorčák. Slovak. hockeyslovakia.sk.