Dennis Packard
Packard with the Worcester Sharks in 2008
Born (1982-02-09) February 9, 1982
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Springfield Falcons
Providence Bruins
Worcester Sharks
Utah Grizzlies
HC Liberec
NHL Draft 219th overall, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 20042010

Dennis Packard (born February 9, 1982) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player, who last played for the HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga.

Early life

Although born in Canada, he grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania, where he attended high school and began his ice hockey career at Wyoming Seminary, and has dual-citizenship. Packard is the son of Dr. H. Jeremy Packard, who served as President of Wyoming Seminary from 1990–2007, and Ingrid Cronin.

Playing career

During his high-school years Packard played for the Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights, a national prep school program. In his senior year, he was selected to the US Junior National Team in 1999-2000, and spent the fall and winter with the National Team Development program in Michigan. When playing for the Harvard University hockey team and pursuing an undergraduate degree, Packard was drafted by Tampa Bay Lightning in round 7 of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Between 2004 and 2006 he played for the Springfield Falcons in the AHL as well as for the Johnstown Chiefs in the ECHL. In 2006, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Boston Bruins. He played a season with the Providence Bruins, then moved to the San Jose Sharks organization, playing with their AHL affiliate in Worcester. Most recently, Packard joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders.

Post-playing career

Dennis is currently attending Columbia Business School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Wyoming Seminary HS Prep
1999–2000 US NTDP Juniors USHL 5511142585
2000–01 Harvard University HE 3344828
2001–02 Harvard University HE 329101934
2002–03 Harvard University HE 30881632
2003–04 Harvard University HE 3611112216
2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 47281025
2004–05 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 153476
2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 4636934
2005–06 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 16291112 50114
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 686121855 131122
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 7611193031
2008–09 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 1156118
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3603321 20004
2009–10 Bílí Tygři Liberec ELH 100224
AHL totals 273 22 48 70 166 15 1 1 2 6

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 United States WJC18 60112
Junior totals 6 0 1 1 2
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