Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: He whetu rangatahi a Brendl i runga ake i te Calgary Hitmen o te Western Hockey League, i wikitoria i nga tohu maha me te whakauru ki te roopu whetu katoa o te Memorial Cup 1999. Nā tēnei i riro ai ia hei tuatoru o ngā kaitākaro katoa i te tauwhāinga
1999 NHL Entry Draft na nga Rangers o New York. Heoi, kaore i puta te taranata a Brendl ki te whetu i te taumata NHL, i reira i whakahaerehia ai e ia nga tohu 22 anake i roto i nga keemu 78 mo te Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, me Phoenix Coyotes.