Michal Ivan

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

Michal Ivan
Michal Ivan, 2024
Born	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
ELH team Former teams	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec HKM Zvolen HC Dynamo Pardubice
National team	Slovakia
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present

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 In returning to the Czech Republic, Ivan signed with HC Dynamo Pardubice on 21 June 2019.^[1][2] He originally made his professional debut with HKM Zvolen in the 2016-17 Slovak Extraliga season.^[3]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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Slovakia	U18	5th		5	0	0	0	0
2017	Slovakia	U18	6th		5	0	1	1	4
2018	Slovakia	WJC	7th		5	0	1	1	0
2019	Slovakia	WJC	8th		5	1	3	4	2
2021	Slovakia	WC	8th		2	0	0	0	0
2022	Slovakia	WC	8th		8	0	2	2	2
2023	Slovakia	WC	9th		7	0	2	2	2
2024	Slovakia	WC	7th		8	1	1	2	0
2024	Slovakia	OGQ	Q		3	0	2	2	0
Junior totals					20	1	5	6	6
Senior totals					28	1	7	8	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
Slovak
Champion	2021

References

1. Talented back Michal Ivan will play for Dynamo (in Czech)
2. Michal Ivan | Hokej.cz – web českého hokeje (in Czech)
3. "Obranca Michal Ivan opäť rytierom". hkmzvolen.sk (in Slovak). 9 September 2020.
4. "MS 2021, SR do Rigy s historicky najmladším tímom, nedostali sa doň Koch, Regenda a Hrehorčák". hockeyslovakia.sk (in Slovak).

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database