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Shoots left ... born January 2006 … parents are Ivona and Dario … has two brothers, Matko and Vito … both brothers play professional hockey in Croatia ... attended Birotehnika Zagreb for high school … major is undeclared … chosen in the sixth round (181st) by the Ottawa Senators in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft … first Croatian-born skater to commit to an NCAA DI program and to be drafted by an NHL team

Before Idžan was a Badger
Split the 2024-25 season between the AlpsHL’s KHL Sisak in Croatia and the USHL’s Lincoln Stars … tallied 21 goals and 30 points in 19 games played for KHL Sisak before joining the Stars in mid-December 2024 … notched 22 goals and 44 points in 36 games played for the Stars to rank fifth on the team in points despite playing at least 20 fewer games than those above him … finished the season ranking second in the USHL among skaters who played in at least two games  with 1.22 points per game … helped the Stars to a regular season USHL championship title … recorded first-career USHL hat trick on Feb. 28, 2024, in Lincoln’s 7-2 win over Fargo … posted three goals in six 2025 USHL playoff games, helping the Stars to the conference finals … skated for team Croatia at the 2024 U20 World Championship - Division I, Group B and helped the team to a gold medal at the 2023 U20 World Championship - Division 2, Group A … played for HV71 and the Malmö Redhawks in Sweden in 2023-24 … also skated for HV71’s J18 and J20 teams in 2022-23, totaling 53 points in 55 games played