Pavel Brendl

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg)
SEL Team	Mora IK
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	March 23, 1981, Opocno, CE
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1999 New York Rangers
Pro Career	2000 – present

Pavel Brendl (born March 23, 1981, in Opocno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey player, currently with Mora IK in the Swedish Elitserien.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards 3 Records 4 International play 5 External links

[edit] 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. However, Brendl's talent has not translated to stardom at the NHL level, where he has managed only 22 points in 78 career games with the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes. He played the 2005-06 season for the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL and the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.

He currently plays for Mora IK in the Swedish top elite league Elitserien.

[edit] Awards

• Awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy (WHL Top Scorer) in 1999.
• Awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 1999.
• Awarded the WHL Plus-Minus Award (Top plus-minus) in 1999.
• Named to the CHL All-Rookie Team in 1999.
• Named to the CHL First All-Star Team in 1999.
• Named to the CHL Third All-Star Team in 2000.
• Gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 2001.
• Named to the World Junior Championships All-Star Team in 2001.
• World Junior Championships' Best Forward in 2001.

[edit] Records

• Calgary Hitmen's franchise record for goals in a season (73)
• Calgary Hitmen's franchise record for points in a season (134)
• Elitserien record for most points in season 2006-07 (34)
• Elitserien record for most points by a foreigner in season 2006-07 (34)

[edit] International play

Played for Czech Republic in:

• 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (gold medal)

[edit] External links