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.
| Pavel Brendl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brendl with the Lowell Lock Monsters in 2005 | |||
| Born |
March 23, 1981 Opočno, Czech SR, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Phoenix Coyotes Czech Oceláři Třinec HC Pardubice HC Kometa Brno SHL Mora IK Brynäs IF KHL Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Liiga KalPa NLA Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Slovak HK 36 Skalica HKM Zvolen | ||
| NHL Draft |
4th overall, 1999 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2016 | ||
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.[1] In June, 2008, Brendl signed with the Russian team Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League.[2] In the inaugural season of the KHL, Brendl led the league in scoring with 35 goals (with another Czech forward Jan Marek).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | 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 | 160 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 74 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | 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)
References
- "Pavel Brendl till Brynäs" (in Swedish). sr.se. April 13, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- "Pavel Brendl lämnar Brynäs" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database