Joel Otto

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Position Centre
Shot Right
Height
Weight		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb)
Pro clubs Calgary Flames
Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born October 29, 1961 (1961-10-29) (age 46),
Elk River, MN, USA
Pro career 1984 – 1998

Joel Stuart Otto (born October 29, 1961 in Elk River, Minnesota) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He was a center for the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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[edit] Playing career

Big and bruising, Otto was particularly effective and probably best known as a shadow for provincial rival Edmonton Oilers center -- and 2007 NHL Hall of Famer-- Mark Messier. There were few players who could overmatch Messier's strength and power on the ice, and Otto was probably the most adept during the heyday of the Oilers' franchise in the 1980s. Joel scored the Overtime winner in Game 7 of the Flames' 1989 Division Semi-Final against the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames went on to win the Stanley Cup in that 88–89 Season. He also played for the Flyers in the 1997 Cup Finals, when they lost to the Detroit Red Wings.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Roseau Rams High-MN 23 5 11 16 10 - - - - -
1981–82 Bemidji State University NCAA 31 19 33 52 24 - - - - -
1982–83 Bemidji State University NCAA 37 33 28 61 68 - - - - -
1983–84 Bemidji State University NCAA 31 32 43 75 32 - - - - -
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 56 27 36 63 89 - - - - -
1984–85 Calgary Flames NHL 17 4 8 12 30 3 2 1 3 10
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 79 25 34 59 188 22 5 10 15 80
1986–87 Calgary Flames NHL 68 19 31 50 185 2 0 2 2 6
1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 62 13 39 52 194 9 3 2 5 24
1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 72 23 30 53 213 22 6 13 19 46
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 75 13 20 33 116 6 2 2 4 2
1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 76 19 20 39 185 7 1 2 3 8
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 78 13 21 34 161 - - - - -
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 75 19 33 52 150 6 4 2 6 4
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 81 11 12 23 92 3 0 1 1 4
1994–95 Calgary Flames NHL 47 8 13 21 130 7 0 3 3 2
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 12 29 41 115 12 3 4 7 11
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 13 19 32 99 18 1 5 6 8
1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 68 3 4 7 78 5 0 0 0 0
NHL Totals 943 195 313 508 1936 122 22 47 74 205

[edit] International play

Played for United States in:

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1985 USA WC-A 10 2 1 3 8
1987 USA Can-Cup 5 0 2 2 4
1990 USA WC-A 9 2 4 6 2
1991 USA Can-Cup 8 4 0 4 2
1996 USA WCH 7 1 2 3 6
1998 USA Olym 4 0 0 0 0
Int'l Totals 43 9 9 18 22

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