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SCOUT'S 36 // OCTOBER 2024 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM by Tom Worgo PHOTOS BY Getty Images; Pittsburgh Penguins Krissy Wendell-Pohl, A Member Of The Hockey Hall Of Fame Class of 2024, Continues To Impact The Game A OU CAN CALL KRISSY WENDELL-POHL AN ICON OF WOMEN'S HOCKEY, and now her legacy is set be immortalized in the Hockey Hall of Fame in November. Wendell-Pohl represented the United States in 147 total games and registered 247 points, including 106 goals. She played in six IIHF Women's World Championships and helped the U.S. win its first-ever gold in the event in 2005 with an MVP performance that included leading all skaters in the tournament with nine points. In addition, Wendell-Pohl donned the Team USA jersey at both the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games, serving as captain in the latter tournament. Already a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, Wendell-Pohl was part of two NCAA national champi- onship teams at the University of Minnesota and has coached high school and youth hockey for two decades. If that wasn't impressive enough, Wendell-Pohl was the first girl to start at catcher in a Little League Baseball World Series game when she made it to Williamsport, Pa . , w i t h h e r B r o o k l y n Pa r k ( M i n n . ) American Little League team in 1994. "It's been 30 years, and people still ask a lot of questions about it," she said. We n d e l l - P o h l 's s p o r t i n g l e g a c y i s only continuing to add new chapters. Nowadays, she's scouring the state of Minnesota for NHL prospects as an ama- teur scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Chris Pryor, former assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, helped hire Wendell-Pohl in November 2021 because of her "impeccable reputation." "She has a world of potential," Pryor said. "She could get more involved in the game from the management side." Y EYE Krissy Wendell | 2019 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame VIDEO: