Dennis Packard

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	2004–2010

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

				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		55	11	14	25	85		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Harvard University	HE		33	4	4	8	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Harvard University	HE		32	9	10	19	34		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Harvard University	HE		30	8	8	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Harvard University	HE		36	11	11	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Springfield Falcons	AHL		47	2	8	10	25		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		15	3	4	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Springfield Falcons	AHL		46	3	6	9	34		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		16	2	9	11	12		5	0	1	1	4
2006–07	Providence Bruins	AHL		68	6	12	18	55		13	1	1	2	2
2007–08	Worcester Sharks	AHL		76	11	19	30	31		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL		11	5	6	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		36	0	3	3	21		2	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Bílí Tygři Liberec	ELH		10	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
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		6	0	1	1	2
Junior totals				6	0	1	1	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey's Future - Higher Education
• PlanGuru - Business budgeting, forecasting, and planning software