Krissy Wendell
Encyclopedia
Krissy Wendell 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. 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.
, 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 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.
She made her debut with the U.S. National Team at the Three Nations Cup in 1998.
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
.
. 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
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
women's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. During the 2004-05 season, Krissy Wendell set an NCAA record (since tied) for most shorthanded goals in one season with 7. 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
Meghan Agosta
Meghan Agosta is a women's ice hockey forward, currently playing for Mercyhurst College. Agosta played for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning gold medals at both...
. Wendell is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring with 237 career points.
Playing career
While attending Park Center Senior High SchoolPark Center Senior High School
Park Center Senior High School is a three-year public high school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on 7300 Brooklyn Blvd. The principal is Kelli Parpart and the assistant principals are Heather Miller-Cink and Bart Becker...
, 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 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
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
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
Patty Kazmaier Award
The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...
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.
She made her debut with the U.S. National Team at the Three Nations Cup in 1998.
At the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...
, 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
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
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Personal
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 (first girl starter at any position) in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PennsylvaniaWilliamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
. Wendell was also featured on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure it Out
Figure It Out
Figure It Out is an American children's game show hosted by Summer Sanders that aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999....
, when she was 16. She married forward John Pohl
John Pohl
John Pohl is a retired American professional ice hockey center.-Playing career:Pohl played for the University of Minnesota where he helped lead the team to the 2002 NCAA National Championship. He also was a standout player at Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minnesota, where he grew up; during...
on August 11, 2007, in Roseville
Roseville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
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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
- 2002 Olympic Silver Medal
- 2003, 2004 NCAA D1 W. Ice Hockey Champion
- 2004 Little League Hall of Excellence
- 2004 Most outstanding player award in the NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Tournament
- 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award
- 2005 USA Hockey Bob Johnson Award
- 2005 Most Valuable Player, Women's World Hockey Championships
- 2006 Olympic Bronze Medal
- 2007 All-Star, Women's World Hockey Championships