- Joel Otto
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 180px
position = Center
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lb = 220
nickname =
played_for =Calgary Flames Philadelphia Flyers
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1961|10|29
birth_place = Elk River, MN, USA
career_start = 1984
career_end = 1998Joel Stuart Otto (born
October 29 ,1961 inElk River, Minnesota ) is a retired American professionalice hockey player. He was a center for theCalgary Flames andPhiladelphia Flyers in theNational Hockey League (NHL).Playing career
Big and bruising, Otto was particularly effective and probably best known as a shadow for provincial rival
Edmonton Oilers center -- and 2007 NHLHall of Fame r--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 theStanley 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.Career statistics
International play
Played for United States in:
*1985 Ice Hockey World Championships
*1987 Canada Cup
*1990 Ice Hockey World Championships
*1991 Canada Cup
*1996 World Cup of Hockey
*1998 Winter Olympics International statistics
ee also
*
List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons External links
*hockeydb|4095
*legendsofhockey|11245
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