# 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.

## 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.

### 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)

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NCAA totals | NCAA totals | 148 | 64 | 102 | 166 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Naisten Liiga totals | Naisten Liiga totals | Naisten Liiga totals | 98 | 94 | 138 | 232 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 12 |
Sources:

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2013 | Czech Republic | WC18 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC18 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC Q | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Czech Republic | WC D1A | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | WC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | WC | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Czechia | WC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | WC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | OG | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | WC | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | WC | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Czech Republic | WC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 53 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Sources:

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| International ||
| World U18 Top-3 Player on Team | 2015 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2022 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2023 |
| Clarkson Golden Knights ||
| ECAC Rookie of the Month | October 2016 |
| ECAC Rookie of the Month | November 2016 |
| ECAC All-Tournament Team | 2016–17 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion | 2017 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion | 2018 |
| ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player | 2017–18 |
| Naisten Liiga ||
| Marianne Ihalainen Award (Most points) | 2020–21 |
| Marianne Ihalainen Award (Most points) | 2022–23 |
| Marianne Ihalainen Award (Most points) | 2023–24 |
| All-Star, Second Team | 2020–21 |
| All-Star, Second Team | 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 |
| All-Star, First Team | 2023–24 |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2023 |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2024 |
| Player of the Month | January 2024 |
| Other ||
| Czech Women's Player of the Year | 2022–23 |