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Pavel Brendl (born March 23, 1981) is a Czech Republic 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.
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 Czech forward Jan Marek).
In 2010, Brendl signed with the KalPa of the SM-liiga.
Brendl is often considered to be a notable draft bust due to his high draft selection and his inability to transition his high-scoring junior career to the NHL level. Although compared to Mike Bossy by scouts for his scoring prowess before being drafted, Brendl only scored 11 goals in 78 NHL games. Brendl's lack of work ethic has been cited as a primary reason why his game never transitioned to the NHL level, being considered a "one-dimension" offensive player and not adapting to the exercise or defensive requirements of the league. Following the conclusion of his playing career, Brendl admitted in an essay that coaches treating him as a one-dimensional player who was only capable of playing in offensive situations made him lose motivation in his hockey career shortly after being drafted, and blamed a combination of poor personal decisions and poor coaching on why his NHL career did not work out, but rejects the "bust" label given his lengthy overseas career.
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| 1998 | Czech Republic | EJC18 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2001 | Czech Republic | WJC | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 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 |
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