Michaela Pejzlová Explained

Birth Date:6 April 1997
Birth Place:Pardubice, Czech Republic
Height M:1.70
Weight Kg:64
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
League:SWHL A
Team:HCAP Girls
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CZE
Career Start:2011

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]

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)[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 seasonPlayoffs
Team LeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2011–12HC Pardubice B U16Liga dorostu62352
2011–12HC PardubiceExtraliga žen14651131
2014–15Stanstead SpartansCAHS
2015–16Stanstead SpartansCAHS
2016–17Clarkson UniversityNCAA3711213216
2017–18Clarkson UniversityNCAA4126295516
2018–19Clarkson UniversityNCAA4019365512
2019–20Clarkson UniversityNCAA30816246
2020–21HIFKNSML221720370837108
2021–22HIFKNSML21152742812107172
HIFK NSML31 32 50 82 29 11 13 24 2
HIFK NSML24 30 41 71 47 2 5 7 0
NCAA totals148 64 102 166 50
Naisten Liiga totals98 94 138 232 1436 26 32 58 12
[4] [5]

International

Awards and honors

AwardYear
International
World U18 Top-3 Player on Team2015
World Championship Bronze Medal2022
2023
Clarkson Golden Knights
ECAC Rookie of the MonthOctober 2016
November 2016
ECAC All-Tournament Team2016–17
NCAA Tournament Champion2017[6]
2018
ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player2017–18
Naisten Liiga
Marianne Ihalainen Award (Most points)2020–21[7]
2022–23
2023–24[8]
All-Star, Second Team2020–21
2021–22
Finnish Championship Bronze Medal2021
Finnish Championship Silver Medal2022
Sari Fisk Award (Best plus–minus)2022–23
Student Athlete of the Year2022–23
All-Star, First Team2022–23
2023–24
Aurora Borealis Cup Champion2023
2024
Player of the MonthJanuary 2024[9]
Other
Czech Women's Player of the Year2022–23[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Michaela Pejzlová . 2024-02-19 . Elite Prospects . en.
  2. https://clarksonathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5189
  3. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/508/IHW508000_33_2_0_CZE.pdf 2016 World Championship roster
  4. Web site: Michaela Pejzlová – Kariéra. 2022-01-22. Hokej.cz. cs.
  5. Web site: Michaela Pejzlová: Career Statistics. 2022-01-22. USCHO.com. en-us.
  6. Web site: Aykroyd . Lucas . 2021-02-17 . Women's hockey flourishes at Clarkson . 2023-02-27 . . en.
  7. Web site: Mennander . Pasi . 2021-03-15 . Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät . 2021-03-16 . . fi-fi.
  8. Web site: Löfman . Heikki . 19 February 2024 . Pejzlova piste- ja Täks maalipörssin voittoon – Lahtinen tarkin maalinsuulla . 19 February 2024 . . fi-fi.
  9. Web site: Mennander . Pasi . 2024-02-01 . HIFK:n Michaela Pejzlova Naisten Liigan tammikuun pelaaja . 2024-02-17 . . fi-fi.
  10. Web site: Výsledky ankety Zlatá hokejka 2023 . Český hokej . 2023-07-01 . cs . 2023-06-28.