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Packard has learned a great deal about hockey over the last two seasons by watching the prolific pair of junior Tom Cavanagh and senior Tim Pettit. The two have combined to form, with whoever they are paired, the Crimson’s most offensively explosive line for two seasons running. Through a meticulous off-season training regime and an ever-burgeoning skill set, Packard has become the third element alongside Cavanagh and Pettit on Harvard’s top forward line...
Keeping his new line partners motivated is not a concern, though. Packard described Pettit as having one of the best shots in the ECAC, and pointed to his brilliance in finding open areas on the ice. He praised Cavanagh for his tremendous ability to control the puck down...
...finally putting both together, as he is able to run guys over and also put the puck in the net, forming a very potent line [with Cavanagh and Pettit], as all three guys can beat you,” said Smith...
Packard does not take his defensive assignments lightly; he views himself as fully responsible for the defense of his zone and has talked consistently between drills with Cavanagh and Pettit about defensive strategy...
...He’s one of those guys who always thinks about the team first,” Cavanagh said the next night at Dartmouth. “I talked to him after the game, and he was more concerned about how the game went than how he was doing...