Ivan Baranka (born 19 May 1985) is a Slovak former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Baranka was drafted 50th overall in 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the

. Prior to that he was a member of the

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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

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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

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's goal against the

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. On 15 May 2008, the Rangers confirmed that Ivan Baranka accepted an offer from Spartak Moscow, but that the Rangers will retain his rights.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1985 births Living people Ice hockey people from Ilava Everett Silvertips players Hartford Wolf Pack players HC Kometa Brno players HC Spartak Moscow players HK Dubnica players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Slovak ice hockey defencemen Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Avangard Omsk players Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Salavat Yulaev Ufa players HC Slovan Bratislava players Rögle BK players HC Vítkovice players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub