Pavel Brendl (born March 23, 1981) is a
Czech
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Places
* Czech, ...
former professional
ice hockey
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forward who last played for the
HKM Zvolen in the
Slovak Extraliga
The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018–19 season to the 2020–21 season, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. In 2009, it was ranked by the IIHF as the fifth st ...
. He played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...
,
Carolina Hurricanes
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and
Phoenix Coyotes.
Playing career
Brendl was a highly rated junior star with the
Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL). They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" ...
of the
Western Hockey League
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, winning numerous awards and making the all-star team of the
1999 Memorial Cup
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. This led to him being drafted fourth overall in the
1999 NHL Entry Draft
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by the
New York Rangers
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. However, Brendl's talent never translated to stardom at the
NHL
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level, where he managed only 22 points in 78 career games with the
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...
,
Carolina Hurricanes
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, and
Phoenix Coyotes.
In 2006, Brendl joined the Swedish
Elitserien team
Mora IK
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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
Brynäs IF is a Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club has played in the top-tier league since 1960, longer than any other team.
History
B ...
, 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
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.
The team's home arena is Trad ...
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
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club relocated to Kuop ...
of the
SM-liiga
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
Records
*
Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL). They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" ...
's franchise record for goals in a season (
1998–99) (73)
* Calgary Hitmen's franchise record for points in a season (1998–99) (134)
References
External links
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1981 births
Brynäs IF players
Calgary Hitmen players
Carolina Hurricanes players
Czech ice hockey right wingers
Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Hartford Wolf Pack players
HC Oceláři Třinec players
HC Kometa Brno players
Jokipojat players
KalPa players
Lausitzer Füchse players
Living people
Lowell Lock Monsters players
Mora IK players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
New York Rangers draft picks
HC Dynamo Pardubice players
People from Opočno
Philadelphia Flyers players
Philadelphia Phantoms players
Phoenix Coyotes players
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
San Antonio Rampage players
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
Sportspeople from the Hradec Králové Region