Dennis Packard
| Dennis Packard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 9, 1982 St. Catharines, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Utah Grizzlies Springfield Falcons Providence Bruins Worcester Sharks | ||
| NHL draft |
219th, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Dennis Packard (born February 9, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. Although born in Canada, he grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and has dual-citizenship.
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 (AHL), an affiliate of the New York Islanders.
External links
- 1982 births
- American ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian Americans
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Harvard Crimson ice hockey players
- Ice hockey personnel from Ontario
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- Living people
- People from St. Catharines
- Providence Bruins players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Worcester Sharks players