Michal Krištof (born October 11, 1993) is a Slovak professional ice hockey center playing for the SCL Tigers in Switzerland's National League (NL).

[1][2] As a 17-year-old, Krištof received a phone call from his agent about an opportunity to go to Vaasa, Finland where Sport's junior A team held a ten-day-long tryout camp during the summer.

After starting the season on a loan to Peliitat in Mestis, where he scored three goals and made eight assists in six games, Krištof was called back to Sport.

As the KHL was no longer affiliated with the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, the IIHF refused to intervene on Sochi's behalf and the transfer to Switzerland was approved.

[9] Bold indicates led league Krištof is one of very few European players that signed contract with KHL team after start of Russian invasion and genocide in Ukraine in February 2022.