This is the second installment in an ongoing series focusing on players with short-lived stints with the Carolina Hurricanes. If you haven’t already, you can check out the first article which focused on Jan Hlavac.
Okay, let me address something right off the hop: I said that the Carolina Hurricanes were Brendl’s third team, and they were, technically. Drafted by the New York Rangers, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of the deal that brought Eric Lindros to The Big Apple. At the time, Brendl had not played a game for New York.