Pavel Brendl
| Pavel Brendl | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 23, 1981 Opočno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NLA team Former teams |
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NHL Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Phoenix Coyotes CEL Oceláři Třinec SEL Mora IK Brynäs IF KHL Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod SML KalPa |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1999 New York Rangers |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Pavel Brendl (born March 23, 1981) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the Swiss National League A.
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 2 games with the Phoenix Coyotes. He played the 2005–06 season for the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL and the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.
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).
In 2010, Brendl signed with the KalPa of the SM-liiga.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 68 | 73 | 61 | 134 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 18 | ||
| 1999–00 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 61 | 59 | 51 | 111 | 94 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | 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 | Thurgau | NLB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Oceláři Třinec | CEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 54 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 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 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards
- Awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy (WHL Top Scorer) in 1999.
- Awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (WHL 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.
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)
- Elitserien record for most goals in one season (2006–07) (34)[3]
- Elitserien record for most points by a foreigner in one season (2006–07) (57)[4]
References
- ↑ "Pavel Brendl till Brynäs" (in Swedish). sr.se. April 13, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- ↑ "Pavel Brendl lämnar Brynäs" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Elitserien stats 2006/07" (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. March 2, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Elitserien stats 2006/07" (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. March 2, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2007.
External links
- Pavel Brendl's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Pavel Brendl – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- Pavel Brendl's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
| Preceded by Manny Malhotra |
New York Rangers first round draft pick 1999 |
Succeeded by Jamie Lundmark |