As a youth, Picard played in the 1999
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a
minor ice hockey team from
Quebec City. After playing four full seasons in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Picard was drafted in the first round, eighth overall, by the
Columbus Blue Jackets in the
2004 NHL entry draft. Picard joined the
Syracuse Crunch, Columbus'
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the
2005–06 season. He made his
National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Blue Jackets in the same season. On March 3, 2010, the Blue Jackets traded Picard to the
Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for
Chad Kolarik. On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the
Tampa Bay Lightning. He was assigned to Tampa Bay's. AHL affiliate, the
Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the
Calder Cup with the Admirals and was named MVP of the playoffs. Picard opted to sign a multi-year contract abroad with Swiss club
Genève-Servette HC of the
National League A (NLA) from the 2012–13 season. In December 2013 and in December 2014, he won the
Spengler Cup with Genève-Servette. He left after three years with the club. In December 2015, Picard was added to the roster of NLA side
HC Davos for the Spengler Cup, and for the third time was part of the Cup-winning team. Following his impressive showing, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015–16 season, which he signed in January 2016. Picard left Switzerland upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and signed a one-year contract with
Kunlun Red Star for their inaugural
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season, but eventually did not play for the team. On November 29, 2016, he joined
HK Hradec Králové of the
Czech Extraliga. ==Career statistics==