On January 10, 2010, Bendus scored a goal and added two assists for the Canadian national women's under-22 team in the gold medal game of the 2010 MLP Cup.

The Canadian team won all four of their games by a combined score of 24-4, and secured their seventh goal medal in the past eight years.

In three games, Bendus, Jesse Scanzano and Bailey Bram (from the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team) combined for seven goals and 18 points.

[8] In the third game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Bendus registered a hat trick and added one assist in an 11-0 shoutout over Slovakia.

After she was cut, Bendus began studying at Brock University for her master's degree in applied health sciences and kinesiology.