Dennis Packard Explained

Played For:Springfield Falcons
Providence Bruins
Worcester Sharks
Utah Grizzlies
HC Liberec
Dennis Packard
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:233
Draft:219th overall
Draft Year:2001
Draft Team:Tampa Bay Lightning
Birth Date:9 February 1982
Birth Place:St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:2004
Career End:2010

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

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1998–99Wyoming SeminaryHS Prep
1999–2000US NTDP JuniorsUSHL55 11 14 25 85
2000–01Harvard UniversityHE33 4 4 8 28
2001–02Harvard UniversityHE32 9 10 19 34
2002–03Harvard UniversityHE30 8 8 16 32
2003–04Harvard UniversityHE36 11 11 22 16
2004–05Springfield FalconsAHL47 2 8 10 25
2004–05Johnstown ChiefsECHL15 3 4 7 6
2005–06Springfield FalconsAHL46 3 6 9 34
2005–06Johnstown ChiefsECHL16 2 9 11 125 0 1 1 4
2006–07Providence BruinsAHL68 6 12 18 5513 1 1 2 2
2007–08Worcester SharksAHL76 11 19 30 31
2008–09Utah GrizzliesECHL11 5 6 11 8
2008–09Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL36 0 3 3 212 0 0 0 4
2009–10Bílí Tygři LiberecELH10 0 2 2 4
AHL totals273224870166151126

International

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