Krissy Wendell-Pohl


Kristin Elizabeth "Krissy" Wendell-Pohl is an American 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. 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.
Wendell was a co-captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team. A forward, she scored 133 points in two seasons for the Gophers. Wendell scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 Western Collegiate Hockey Association 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.
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 .
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, Wendell was the fifth girl to play in the Little League World Series, and the first to start at the catcher position.
Wendell was featured on the Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out, when she was 16.
She married NHL player John Pohl on August 11, 2007, in Roseville, Minnesota.

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