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Joel Otto

American ice hockey player

PersonAge 64humanQ433173

Also known as Joel Stuart Otto

Born: October 29, 1961
Birthplace: Elk River
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: ice hockey player
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Education: Bemidji State University
, Elk River High School
Height: 193 cm

Overview

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Joel Stuart Otto is an American former professional ice hockey player who was a center in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. An undrafted player, Otto signed with the Flames as a free agent in 1984 and played 11 seasons with the team. He was one of the top defensive centers in the league during his career and one of the NHL's best at faceoffs; Otto was a two-time finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. He was known for his confrontations with Mark Messier as part of the Flames' rivalry with the Edmonton Oilers and was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship winning team. He joined the Flyers in 1995, with whom he played three seasons.

Overview

NHL skater stats — season by season

14 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1984–85	CGY	17	4	8	12	3	30	1	0	0	27	14.8
1985–86	CGY	79	25	34	59	25	188	9	0	2	147	17.0
1986–87	CGY	68	19	31	50	5	185	5	0	1	127	15.0
1987–88	CGY	62	13	39	52	16	194	4	1	4	105	12.4
1988–89	CGY	72	23	30	53	12	213	10	2	2	123	18.7
1989–90	CGY	75	13	20	33	4	116	7	0	0	96	13.5
1990–91	CGY	76	19	20	39	-4	183	7	1	4	109	17.4
1991–92	CGY	78	13	21	34	-10	161	5	1	3	105	12.4
1992–93	CGY	75	19	33	52	2	150	6	1	4	115	16.5
1993–94	CGY	81	11	12	23	-17	92	3	1	1	108	10.2
1994–95	CGY	47	8	13	21	8	130	0	2	2	46	17.4
1995–96	PHI	67	12	29	41	11	115	6	1	1	91	13.2
1996–97	PHI	78	13	19	32	12	99	0	1	2	105	12.4
1997–98	PHI	68	3	4	7	-2	78	0	0	0	53	5.7
Career		943	195	313	508	65	1,934	63	11	26	1,357	14.4

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39 statements · 28% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Calgary Flames
Philadelphia Flyers
Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey
Given name: Joel
Participant in: 1998 Winter Olympics
Awards: Stanley Cup
Sport: ice hockey
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Position played on team / speciality: centre
Mass: 220 lb
Shooting handedness: right-handed shot
Country for sport: United States
League: National Hockey League(1984–1998)
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 943 league: National Hockey League
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Total goals in career: 195(1985–1998) league: National Hockey League
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Total shots in career: 1,357 league: National Hockey League
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Penalty minutes in career: 1,934 league: National Hockey League
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Career plus-minus rating: 65 league: National Hockey League
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Total points in career: 508 league: National Hockey League
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Total assists in career: 313 league: National Hockey League
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Family name: Otto

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