Career
Baranka was drafted 50th overall in 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. 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 National Hockey League 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.