Ivan Ivan

June 2025 – After starting in a fourth-line 10-minute-TOI role, Ivan was elevated to eventually hit 18 minutes TOI and even appear on PP2 as injuries piled up in 2024-25. His performance dipped over time as he experienced the relentless pace of an NHL campaign and as the team loaded up for the playoffs he was returned to the AHL, but his audition justified more opportunities going forward. His eight points in those 40 NHL appearances is a realistic pace expectation for the bottom-six forward so he is not fantasy-worthy for points alone, but his SOG and FOW paces were borderline streamable in deep leagues and he had runs where his Hits and Blocks were also respectable. A classic high-floor, low-ceiling depth piece, expect his name to reappear in the coming seasons. Hayden Soboleski

October 2024 – Ivan’s hasn’t slowed down from his strong first impression with the organization. He was among the hardest working forwards in Avs training camp and exhibition play, and his ability to contribute in any situation has earned him an NHL roster spot to start the season. As expected, his fantasy contributions so far have been minor (1 hit, 1 assist, 1 SOG through 2 games), but his play so far makes him a likely candidate to see games later in the season once the team is healthier. He has even been rewarded with some powerplay time, although his total aTOI is still below 10 minutes a night. He does not require waivers and he has already been sent down/recalled for cap reasons, which may work against the promising depth piece once there are fewer roster spots available. Hayden Soboleski

May 2024 – Ivan made the most of his AHL contract and has been rewarded with a 2-year ELC starting in 2024-25. His 31 points in 67 contests was respectable for a rookie, and while none of his peripheral stats were enormous, all are within range of fantasy-relevance if he can build on his solid debut. He has impressed the coaching staff thanks to his reliable play game-in and game-out even during cold spells, and could be in line for even more responsibility in 2024-25. An NHL tryout is likely still a year or two away, but his eventual NHL likelihood has jumped. Hayden Soboleski

September 2023 – After a reasonably productive QMJHL career culminating in a campaign of 33 goals and 90 points in 64 games, Ivan Ivan has signed a one-ear AHL dead with the Colorado Eagles. This was not a notable signing over the summer, however a very strong training camp has put Ivan on the radar in Colorado. The centerman was given lots of time in-game and in-practice with NHLers on the PK, and was praised by coach Bednar for being able to “rely on him in a bunch of different ways”, which is a fact that the organization strongly values. Due to his contract he won’t be seeing any call-up duty in 2023-24, however he in on track to earn decent minutes in the AHL which is always a good first step towards producing. Ivan racked up his fair share of PIMs in the Q so any fantasy future is most likely in multi-cat formats, but at this stage he is a “wait and see” name for your lists. Hayden Soboleski