| Krissy Wendell-Pohl | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1981 Brooklyn Park, MN, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| WCHA team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| National team | United States |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team competition |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Team competition |
Krissy Wendell (born September 12, 1981 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) is an American women's ice hockey player. During the 2004-05 season, Krissy Wendell set an NCAA record (since tied) for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7.[1] After graduating from Minnesota, she had the career record for most shorthanded goals in a career with 16. Ironically, both marks were tied by Meghan Agosta. Wendell is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring with 237 career points.
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While attending Park Center Senior High School, she led the Girls Hockey Team to a State Championship. When she graduated from high school, Krissy Wendell was the state of Minnesota's all time leading girls' high school scorer [2] She went on to be one of the stars on the American national women's hockey team and served as their team captain. She was also a co-captain of the University of Minnesota Gophers women's hockey team. She is a forward, and has scored 133 points in two seasons (2002–2003, 2003–2004) for the Gophers. Wendell scored the game winning goal in the 2005 WCHA championship game against Wisconsin. She followed that with a hat trick against ECAC champion Harvard. She was the NCAA runner-up in the scoring race to Gophers teammate Natalie Darwitz with 98 points. She did manage to lead the NCAA in short handed goals with seven. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2005 for best female collegiate hockey player. Krissy Wendell became the first player from Minnesota, and the first from the WCHA to win the Patty Kazmaier Award.[3]
She made her debut with the U.S. National Team at the Three Nations Cup in 1998.[4] At the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, Wendell led all players in scoring with 9 points as the USA won its first gold medal at the women's world championships. She was chosen to represent the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games.
In 1994 Wendell was the fifth girl to play in the Little League Baseball World Series, and the first to start at the catcher position[5] (first girl starter at any position) in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Wendell was also featured on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure it Out, when she was 16. She married forward John Pohl on August 11, 2007, in Roseville, Minnesota.[6]
| Preceded by Cammi Granato (2002) |
Captain, United States Olympic Hockey Team 2006 |
Succeeded by Natalie Darwitz (2010) |
| Preceded by Jennifer Botterill (2004) |
IIHF World Women's Championships Most Valuable Player 2005 |
Succeeded by Hayley Wickenheiser (2007) |
| Preceded by Angela Ruggiero (2004) |
Patty Kazmaier Award 2005 |
Succeeded by Sara Bauer (2006) |