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Michaela Pejzlová
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 27)
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
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Canada

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

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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

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Freshman year

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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

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 4
2023 Czech Republic WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 1 3 2
2024 Czech Republic WC 4th 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 11 4 2 6 2
Senior totals 53 7 6 13 12

Sources: [4]

Awards and honors

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Award Year
International
World U18 Top-3 Player on Team 2015
World Championship Bronze Medal 2022
2023
Clarkson Golden Knights
ECAC Rookie of the Month October 2016
November 2016
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]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Michaela Pejzlová". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ [1] Clarkson Athletics Player Profile
  3. ^ 2016 World Championship roster
  4. ^ a b "Michaela Pejzlová – Kariéra". Hokej.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Michaela Pejzlová: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b Aykroyd, Lucas (17 February 2021). "Women's hockey flourishes at Clarkson". IIHF. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ^ Löfman, Heikki (19 February 2024). "Pejzlova piste- ja Täks maalipörssin voittoon – Lahtinen tarkin maalinsuulla". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ Mennander, Pasi (1 February 2024). "HIFK:n Michaela Pejzlova Naisten Liigan tammikuun pelaaja". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Výsledky ankety Zlatá hokejka 2023". Český hokej (in Czech). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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