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.

Dennis Packard
Packard with the Worcester Sharks in 2008
Born (1982-02-09) February 9, 1982 (age 42)
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

Early life

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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

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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

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Dennis is currently attending Columbia Business School.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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