Ivan Baranka | |||
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Born |
Ilava, Czechoslovakia |
19 May 1985 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Czech team Former teams |
HC Vítkovice Steel New York Rangers HC Spartak Moscow Salavat Yulaev Ufa Avangard Omsk HC Slovan Bratislava Rögle BK |
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National team | Slovakia | ||
NHL Draft | 50th overall, 2003 New York Rangers |
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Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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Ivan Baranka (born 19 May 1985) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently playing with HC Vítkovice Steel in the Czech Extraliga.
Baranka was drafted 50th overall in 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Prior to that he was a member of the Everett Silvertips in the WHL for two seasons.
Baranka signed his first pro contract with the Rangers on 15 September 2004. After spending 3 full seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, Baranka played his first NHL game with the Rangers on 21 November 2007, in which he recorded his first point on an assist of Colton Orr's goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On 15 May 2008, the Rangers confirmed that Ivan Baranka accepted an offer from Spartak Moscow, but that the Rangers will retain his rights.