Career
This led to him being drafted fourth overall in the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. However, Brendl"s talent never translated to stardom at the National Hockey League 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 Czechoslovakian forward January Marek). In 2010, Brendl signed with the KalPa of the Master of Science-liiga.