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American ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Kristin Elizabeth "Krissy " Wendell-Pohl (born September 12, 1981) is an American former women's ice hockey player and current amateur scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL . During the 2004–05 season, Wendell set an NCAA record for most short-handed goals in one season, with seven.[1] Meghan Agosta . Wendell is currently in the Top 10 for all-time NCAA scoring, with 237 career points .
Playing career [ edit ]
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 . Wendell 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] 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 .
Post-playing career [ edit ]
Following her playing career, Wendell-Pohl coached girls high school hockey in Minnesota with her husband, and former NHL player, Johnny Pohl. She was then hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as a scout on November 6, 2021, becoming the third woman to hold a scouting position with an NHL team after Cammi Granato and Blake Bolden . Her responsibilities are to scout amateur players, predominantly high school players, in the Minnesota area. [5] [6]
In 2024, Wendell-Pohl was announced as an inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame .[7]
Personal life [ edit ]
In 1994 , Wendell was the fifth girl to play in the Little League World Series , and the first to start at the catcher position.[8]
Wendell was featured on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out [citation needed
She married NHL player John Pohl on August 11, 2007, in Roseville, Minnesota . They have three daughters.[9] [6]
References [ edit ]
^ Albert Chen (December 2, 2002). "Hot Stuff" . Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. 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 .
^ "Penguins Hire Krissy Wendell-Pohl As Amateur Scout" . NHL.com . November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ a b "Krissy Wendell-Pohl Inspiring Women in a New Way as Penguins Scout" . NHL.com . November 11, 2021. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ Krueger, Andrew; Haecherl, Anna (June 26, 2024). "Hockey Hall of Fame 2024 inductees include Minnesotans Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl" . MPR News . Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
^ "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 Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ 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
^ "HHOF - 2024 Induction Press Releases" . Hockey Hall of Fame . June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
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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, 2022 )
Amanda Kessel (2014, 2018, 2022)
Anne Schleper (2014)
Lee Stecklein (2014, 2018, 2022)
Hannah Brandt (2018, 2022)
Dani Cameranesi (2018, 2022)
Kelly Pannek (2018, 2022)
Josefin Bouveng (2022)
Nelli Laitinen (2022)
Abbey Murphy (2022)
Grace Zumwinkle (2022)
Patty Kazmaier winners
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