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Larry
Wendell couldn't postpone his daughter's wishes much longer.
She was getting persistent.. ``Please, Dad,'' Krissy begged.
``Please let me play hockey like Erik.'' Krissy was 3 years
old yet she wanted to be like her 5-year-old brother who
went out with dad to play hockey each night..
Finally, Larry
Wendell caved in. Just like Erik, Krissy could play hockey
once she reached age 5.
"Not a day went by that she didn't remind me," Larry Wendell
said. The updates came at breakfast, at dinner, before
bedtime, during a lull in a conversation. Krissy would
play hockey when she turned five.
Krissy and Erik taught each other how to play. They
went out every night. They sought out skating venues
anywhere, hoping to run into other children with whom to
play.
She played on boys hockey teams until her junior year in
high school.
Erik
Wendell went on to earn Second Team All-State at Maple Grove in 1997-98.
And then went to play for the U of MN Gophers. |
1994: Krissy was a member of the Maple Grove Little
League Team that went all the way to the Little League
World Series in Williamport, PA. She was the catcher.
Could she throw out base-runners trying to steal.
Don't know. No boy was willing to challenge her strong
arm, and suffer the indignity of being thrown-out by a girl.
1994-95: In
Pee Wees, Krissy was bigger and stronger than most boys.
She would barrel down
the ice, skate through interference, and put the puck in the
net.
1995-96: Brooklyn Park (boys) Bantam A Team
1996-97: One of the leading scorer on Brooklyn Park (boys) Bantam A Team that finished third in the state tournament.
1997-98: Member of
the Park Center boys hockey team.
1998: Wendell attributes her success to
playing in the boys' programs for the past 12
years
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Her High School
Stats |
| Year |
Team
Record |
High School Highlights |
1998-99
Junior |
27-1-0 |
Krissy Wendell switches from Boys JV
to Girls Varsity.
Park Center
finished the regular season 22-0-0, and rated No.1.
Park Center won
the consolation championship in the State
Tournament. [Lost their quarter-final
game to South St. Paul,
3-2.]
Member of
All-Tournament Team.
28 GP,
109 G, 40 A, 149 Pts
Involved in 80%
of Park Center's goals (149 out of 186 goals).
Scored 59% of the team's goals (109 of 186 goals).
Set the
national record for most goals in one season (boys and
girls): 109 goals.
First Team
All-State.
Associated
Press Player of the Year. |
1999-2000
Senior |
27-1-0 |
| Park
Center finished the regular season 21-1-0, and rated
No.1. |
| Park Center won
the State Tournament Championship. |
| Member of
All-Tournament Team. |
Broke her own
record for most goals in one season (boys and
girls): 110 goals. |
| 29 GP,
110 G, 56 A, 166 Pts, 5.72 Pts/Gm |
| Involved in 74%
of Park Center's goals (166 out of 225 goals). |
| Scored 49% of the team's goals (110 of 225 goals). |
| First Team
All-State. |
| Associated
Press Player of the Year. |
| Ms Hockey. |
| Career:
218 G, 97 A, 315 Pts. |
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Krissy skates at center ice before
scoring her
third goal of
the day for the
Brooklyn Park
Pirates bantam
team |
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Kriissy Wendell
2000 Team
Captain
Park Center |
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1999-2000 Park Center |
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Krissy's Stats |
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11-15 |
Eagan |
10-4 |
7 goals |
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11-18 |
South St. Paul |
1-0 |
1 g, 0 a, 1 pt |
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11-30 |
Stillwater |
9-2 |
6 goals |
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12-4 |
Osseo |
11-0 |
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12-7 |
Coon Rapids |
8-1 |
4 g, 2 a, 6 pts |
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12-11 |
Anoka |
9-1 |
2 goals |
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12-14 |
Elk
River |
7-0 |
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12-18 |
Blaine |
8-0 |
4 goals |
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12-21 |
Edina |
7-0 |
5 goals |
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12-30 |
Hibbing |
OT 4-5 |
0 goals |
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12-31 |
Burnsville |
OT 2-1 |
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1-1 |
Apple Valley |
10-2 |
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1-4 |
Champlin Park |
7-0 |
3 g, 2 a, 5 pts |
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1-8 |
White Bear Lk |
8-1 |
6 g, 2 a, 8
pts |
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1-11 |
Maple Grove |
10-3 |
5 g, 3 a, 8
pts |
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1-15 |
Anoka |
9-0 |
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1-18 |
Elk River |
9-0 |
4 g, 1 a, 5
pts |
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1-22 |
Blaine |
4-0 |
0 g, 1 a, 1 pt |
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1-24 |
Forest Lake |
`14-2 |
6 g, 5 a, 11
pts |
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1-25 |
Champlin Park |
7-0 |
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2-1 |
Maple Grove |
7-2 |
4 g, 3 a, 7
pts |
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2-5 |
Coon Rapids |
8-0 |
4 goals |
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2-7 |
Roseville |
5-1 |
2 g, 1 a, 3
pts |
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Section 5
Tournament |
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2-14 |
Fridley/Br Ctr |
8-1 |
4 goals |
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2-17 |
Benilde-St. M |
10-0 |
5 g, 1 a, 6
pts |
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2-19 |
Elk River |
12-0 |
6 g, 1 a, 7
pts |
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State
Tournament |
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2-24 |
Chaska |
8-2 |
5 g, 1 a, 6
pts |
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2-25 |
Blm. Jefferson |
7-2 |
4 g, 3 a, 7
pts |
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2-26 |
Anoka |
6-0 |
3 g, 2 a, 5
pts |
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Thanks to Wendell, the hockey phrase
"dumping the puck" disappeared from the vernacular of her
coach, Park Center's John Donovan.
Although this was his first season
[1998-99] coaching Wendell, Donovan became so accustomed to
her controlling the puck that, unconsciously, he would
change lines while Wendell waged a one-on-five keep-away
contest.
"That's how good she is," Donovan
said. "I didn't even realize I was doing it
until one game -- I checked the tape -- I did it eight times
in the second period against Mounds View.
Between periods she was saying, 'I feel like I'm out there
all by myself.' "
From article by Tim Klobuchar,
Mpls Star-Tribune,
Feb 18, 1999. |
Krissy
Wendell is the John Mayasich of girls' hockey.
Or .
. .
Could we
say that John Mayasich is the
Krissy Wendell
of boys'
hockey
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Statistic,
Senior Year |
Krissy Wendell |
John Mayasich |
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Most Goals, One Game |
7, 6,
6, 6, 6 |
6, 6,
8, 7, 6, 7 |
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Number of Games |
28 |
19 |
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Goals/game Ave |
3.92 |
4.39 |
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Total Goals |
110 |
79
goals
(accounted-for in 18 games) |
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Points/game Ave |
5.92 |
About 6.2 |
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Total Points |
166 |
About 118 |
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Krissy played girls' high school hockey for Two Years.
She led the state in most goals scored,
those two years.
Led the state with most points scored,
those two years.
Made the All-Tournament Team,
those two years.
Made First Team All-State,
those two years.
Chosen Player of the Year,
those two years.
Member of the Girls All-Time Top Players
listing
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