Michaela Pejzlová

Michaela "Míša" Pejzlová (born 6 April 1997) is a Czech ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team. She is signed with the Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta Girls (HCAP Girls) of the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) for the 2024–25 season. Her collegiate career was played with the Clarkson Golden Knights of ECAC Hockey, with whom she twice won the NCAA Championship.^[1]

Michaela Pejzlová
Born	(1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 28) Pardubice, Czech Republic
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
SWHL A team Former teams	HCAP Girls IFK Helsinki Clarkson Golden Knights HC Pardubice
National team	Czech Republic
Playing career	2011–present
Medal record World Championship 2022 Denmark 2023 Canada

Playing career

Pejzlová started her career playing with HC Pardubice of the Czech Women's Extraliga before joining the Czech U18 national team, and later the Czech senior national team. She attended Stanstead College in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada during her final years of secondary school and played two seasons with the Stanstead Spartans girls' ice hockey team.

College

Freshman year

Pejzlová joined a talented Clarkson team that had won the National Championship three years previous and made the NCAA Tournament four straight seasons. She quickly established herself as a key contributor, splitting time between the top two lines. She scored in her first career game against Penn State on 9 September 2016 at 6:01 of the second period. Pejzlová recorded 11 goals and 21 assists as the team's highest-scoring rookie en route to Clarkson's second National Championship.

2016–17 Awards

ECAC Rookie of the Week (twice)

ECAC Rookie of the Month (October, November)

ECAC Weekly Honor Roll (Five Times)

Windjammer Classic All-Tournament Team

Sophomore year

Pejzlová played the majority of the 2017–18 season centering Loren Gabel and Élizabeth Giguère on Clarkson's top line as well as centering the pair on the top power play unit. Pejzlová put up 26 goals and 29 assists and had a 15-game point streak during the regular season. With the top line leading the way, Clarkson won its second straight National Championship.

2017–2018 Awards

ECAC Weekly Honor Roll (twice)^[2]

International play

Pejzlová represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and at the Division I Group A tournament in 2015.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	HC Pardubice B U16	Liga dorostu		6	2	3	5	2		–	–	–	–	–
2011–12	HC Pardubice	Extraliga žen		14	6	5	11	31		–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Stanstead Spartans	CAHS								–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Stanstead Spartans	CAHS								–	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Clarkson University	NCAA		37	11	21	32	16		–	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Clarkson University	NCAA		41	26	29	55	16		–	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Clarkson University	NCAA		40	19	36	55	12		–	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Clarkson University	NCAA		30	8	16	24	6		–	–	–	–	–
2020–21	HIFK	NSML		22	17	20	37	0		8	3	7	10	8
2021–22	HIFK	NSML		21	15	27	42	8		12	10	7	17	2
2022–23	HIFK	NSML		31	32	50	82	2		9	11	13	24	2
2023–24	HIFK	NSML		24	30	41	71	4		7	2	5	7	0
NCAA totals				148	64	102	166	50		–	–	–	–	–
Naisten Liiga totals				98	94	138	232	14		36	26	32	58	12

Sources: ^[4][5]

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Czechia	WC18	4th		6	2	0	2	2
2015	Czechia	WC18	4th		5	2	2	4	0
2015	Czechia	WC Q	DNQ		3	0	0	0	0
2015	Czechia	WC D1A	1st		5	0	1	1	0
2016	Czechia	WC	6th		5	0	0	0	4
2017	Czechia	OGQ	DNQ		3	1	2	3	2
2017	Czechia	WC	8th		6	1	0	1	0
2019	Czechia	WC	6th		5	0	1	1	0
2021	Czechia	WC	7th		6	0	0	0	0
2022	Czechia	OG	7th		5	2	0	2	2
2022	Czechia	WC			7	1	1	2	4
2023	Czechia	WC			7	2	1	3	2
2024	Czechia	WC	4th		7	1	2	3	0
2025	Czechia	WC	4th		6	0	1	1	2
Junior totals					11	4	2	6	2
Senior totals					59	7	7	14	14

Sources: ^[4]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
International
World U18 Top-3 Player on Team	2015
World Championship Bronze Medal	2022
	2023
College
ECAC All-Tournament Team	2016–17
NCAA Tournament Champion	2017[6]
	2018[6]
ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player	2017–18
Naisten Liiga
Marianne Ihalainen Award (Most points)	2020–21[7]
	2022–23
	2023–24[8]
All-Star, Second Team	2020–21
	2021–22
Finnish Championship Bronze Medal	2021
Finnish Championship Silver Medal	2022
Sari Fisk Award (Best plus–minus)	2022–23
Student Athlete of the Year	2022–23
All-Star, First Team	2022–23
	2023–24
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion	2023
	2024
Player of the Month	January 2024[9]
Other
Czech Women's Player of the Year	2022–23[10]