Krissy Wendell-Pohl

Krissy Wendell-Pohl
Krissy Wendell-Pohl
Born	September 12, 1981 (age 39); Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
WCHA team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
National team	United States
Playing career	1999–2007
Women's ice hockey
Representing United States
Olympic Games
IIHF World Women's Championships

Kristin Elizabeth "Krissy" Wendell-Pohl (born September 12, 1981) is an American former women's ice hockey player. During the 2004–05 season, Wendell set an NCAA record for most short-handed goals in one season, with seven.^[1] At the conclusion of her college career, she held the record for most career short-handed goals, with 16. Both marks have since been equaled by Meghan Agosta. Wendell is currently in the Top 10 for all-time NCAA scoring, with 237 career points.

Playing career[]

While attending Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Wendell led the girls' hockey team to a state championship. At the time she graduated from high school, Wendell was the state of Minnesota's all-time leading girls' high school scorer.^[2]

Wendell was a co-captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team. A forward, she scored 133 points in two seasons (2002–2003, 2003–2004) for the Gophers. Wendell scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) championship game against Wisconsin. Wendel followed that with a hat-trick against ECAC champion Harvard. Wendell was the NCAA runner-up in the scoring race to her teammate Natalie Darwitz with 98 points. Wendell did lead the NCAA in short-handed goals, with seven. She won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2005 for best female collegiate hockey player. Wendell was the first player from Minnesota, and the first from the WCHA, to win the award.^[3]

Wendell was one of the stars of the United States women's national ice hockey team, and served as their team captain. She made her debut with the team at the 1998 Three Nations Cup.^[4] At the 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Wendell was named MVP, and led all players in scoring with nine points, as the United States won its first gold medal at the women's world championships. She was a member of the United States team at the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal.

Personal life[]

In 1994, Wendell was the fifth girl to play in the Little League World Series, and the first to start at the catcher position.^[5]

Wendell was featured on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out, when she was 16.^{[citation needed]}

She married NHL player John Pohl on August 11, 2007, in Roseville, Minnesota.^[6]

Awards[]

2000 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award
2000 Bob Johnson Award for excellence in international competition (awarded at the USA Hockey Annual Congress)
2001 USA Hockey player of the year^[7]
2002 Olympic Silver Medal
2003, 2004 NCAA D1 W. Ice Hockey Champion
2004 Little League Hall of Excellence^[8]
2004 Most outstanding player award in the NCAA Division I Women's Hockey Tournament
2005 Patty Kazmaier Award^[9]
2005 USA Hockey Bob Johnson Award^[7]
2005 Most Valuable Player, Women's World Hockey Championships^[10]
2006 Olympic Bronze Medal
2007 All-Star, Women's World Hockey Championships^[10]
2019 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

References[]

^ "Division I Women's Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^ Albert Chen (December 2, 2002). "Hot Stuff". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ "Laura Halldorson". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
^ "Notable Women's Hockey Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
^ "Little League World Series Alumni Chris Drury and Krissy Wendell Lead U.S. Hockey Teams into Torino Winter Olympics". littleleague.org. February 22, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
^ Benet, Lorenzo (August 11, 2007). "Hockey Stars Krissy Wendell and John Pohl Wed". People.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ "Hall of Excellence". Little League Online. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
^ "Golden Gopher Honors and Awards". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

External links[]

Krissy Wendell at the U.S. Olympic Team website via Wayback Machine
Krissy Wendel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Krissy Wendel on Twitter

Awards and achievements
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)

[1] "Division I Women's Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.

[2] Albert Chen (December 2, 2002). "Hot Stuff". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2010.

[3] "Laura Halldorson". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.

[4] "Notable Women's Hockey Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.

[5] "Little League World Series Alumni Chris Drury and Krissy Wendell Lead U.S. Hockey Teams into Torino Winter Olympics". littleleague.org. February 22, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.

[6] Benet, Lorenzo (August 11, 2007). "Hockey Stars Krissy Wendell and John Pohl Wed". People.

[Annual_Awards_-_Through_the_Years-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.

[8] "Hall of Excellence". Little League Online. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.

[9] "Golden Gopher Honors and Awards". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2010.

[Collins-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

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show v t Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Mariucci Arena (1997–2002) Ridder Arena (2002–present)
Head coaches	Laura Halldorson (1997–2007) Brad Frost (2007–present)
	1998–99 1999–2000 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2020–21
Conference affiliations	WCHA
Rivalries	Wisconsin
All-time leaders	Hannah Brandt (286 points, 170 assists) Nadine Muzerall (139 goals, 40 power play goals) Natalie Darwitz (2.48 points per game) Megan Bozek (146 points by a defense) Krissy Wendell (16 short handed goals) Kelley Stephens (242 penalty minutes) Noora Raty (114 wins, 43 shutouts) Amanda Leveille (1.18 goals against average)
National championships	2000 2004 2005 2012 2013 2015 2016
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Olympians	Lyndsay Wall (2002, 2006) Courtney Kennedy (2002, 2006) Natalie Darwitz (2002, 2006, 2010) Krissy Wendell (2002, 2006) Kelly Stephens (2006) Gigi Marvin (2010, 2014, 2018) Noora Räty (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) Mira Jalosuo (2014, 2018) Megan Bozek (2014) Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018) Anne Schleper (2014) Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018) Hannah Brandt (2018) Dani Cameranesi (2018) Kelly Pannek (2018)
Patty Kazmaier winners	Krissy Wendell (2005) Amanda Kessel (2013)