Career
He is one of the youngest and physically strongest defensive EBEL player. Ivan is largely known for his defensive play and heavy body checking on his opponents. Ivan was born in Zagreb to Zoran and Tanja, as second son, Zoran is a taxi driver and Tanja is a housewife.
Growing up in capital of Croatia he was fan of Dynamo Moscow and idolized Ilya Kovalchuk.
As hyperactive 4 years old his mother decided to sign him up in local hockey team KHL Medveščak.