Ivan Droppa (born February 1, 1972) is a Slovak retired professional

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who played 19 games in the

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for the

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between 1993 and 1996. He also played for

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at the

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* 1972 births Living people Carolina Monarchs players Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Düsseldorfer EG players HC Košice players HC Litvínov players HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Indianapolis Ice players Kassel Huskies players MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš players MsHK Žilina players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Ours de Villard-de-Lans players Ice hockey people from Liptovský Mikuláš Schwenninger Wild Wings players Slovak ice hockey defencemen Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in France Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic {{Slovakia-icehockey-bio-stub