# Pavel Brendl

Pavel Brendl (born March 23, 1981) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who last played for the HKM Zvolen in the Slovak Extraliga. He played in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and Phoenix Coyotes.

## Playing career

Brendl was a highly rated junior star with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, winning numerous awards and making the all-star team of the 1999 Memorial Cup. This led to him being drafted fourth overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. However, Brendl's talent never translated to stardom at the NHL level, where he managed only 22 points in 78 career games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Phoenix Coyotes.
In 2006, Brendl joined the Swedish Elitserien team Mora IK for which he scored the most goals in the Elitserien during the regular season. After one season with the team he signed a three-year contract with Brynäs IF, also in Elitserien. Brynäs regards the signing of Brendl as one of the club's biggest and most spectacular signings in the recent history of the club. In June, 2008, Brendl signed with the Russian team Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League. In the inaugural season of the KHL, Brendl led the league in scoring with 35 goals (with another Czech forward Jan Marek).
In 2010, Brendl signed with the KalPa of the SM-liiga.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997–98 | HC MBL Olomouc | CZE U20 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | HC MBL Olomouc | CZE.2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 68 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 18 |
| 1998–99 | Calgary Hitmen | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 61 | 59 | 52 | 111 | 94 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 1999–2000 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 49 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 64 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 33 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Thurgau | CHE.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Oceláři Třinec | ELH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | HC Olomouc | CZE.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Jokipojat | FIN.2 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 38 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Mora IK | SEL | 54 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 54 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 56 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 51 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | ELH | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | ELH | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Lausitzer Füchse | DEU.2 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 19 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | HK 36 Skalica | SVK | 46 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | HKM Zvolen | SVK | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017–18 | Wings HC Arlanda | SWE.3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Kopla | FIN.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 160 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 74 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | KHL totals | 131 | 71 | 26 | 97 | 115 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | EJC18 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| International ||
| World Junior Gold Medal | 2001 |
| World Junior Leading Scorer | 2001 |
| World Junior Best Plus/Minus | 2001 |
| World Junior Best Forward | 2001 |
| World Junior All-Star team | 2001 |
| Spengler Cup Scoring Leader | 2006 |
| Spengler Cup champion (HC Davos) | 2011 |
| WHL ||
| Ed Chynoweth Cup champion (Calgary Hitmen) | 1999 |
| WHL Top Goal Scorer | 1999, 2000 |
| Bob Clarke Trophy (Most points) | 1999 |
| WHL Plus-Minus Award (Top plus-minus) | 1999 |
| Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL Rookie of the Year) | 1999 |
| CHL Rookie of the Year | 1999 |
| WHL East First Team All-Star | 1999 |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 1999 |
| CHL All-Rookie Team | 1999 |
| CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 1999 |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 1999 |
| CHL Top Draft Prospect Award | 1999 |
| WHL East Second Team All-Star | 2000 |
| CHL Third All-Star Team | 2000 |
| AHL ||
| Calder Cup champion (Hartford Wolfpack) | 2000 |
| NHL ||
| YoungStars Game | 2003 |
| Elitserien ||
| Hakan Loob Trophy (Most goals) | 2007 |
| KHL ||
| All-Star Game | 2009 |
| Best Sniper | 2009 |

## Records

* Calgary Hitmen's franchise record for goals in a season (1998–99) (73)
* Calgary Hitmen's franchise record for points in a season (1998–99) (134)