[Midee1]

From what I understand, he was given the opportunity to coach one final year and then retire. Would this not have been what you are asking for ?

From my understanding he tried to retire a year or two earlier but was talked out of it by someone in the administration. Then for his last year they wanted to parade him around at all the games and make a big deal of his retirement. If there's one thing Ivan don't like is the hype so he declined.