Andy Otto

Andy Otto
Born (1963-05-08) May 8, 1963
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
PositionDefenseman
Shot Right
Played forClarksonNew Haven NighthawksRotterdam Panda'sHC AuronzoZoetermeer Panters IIThe Outlaws ZoetermeerHijs Hokij Den Haag IIIC.M. Amsterdam
NHL draft 225th, 1982New York Rangers
Playing career 1982–2020

Andrew Otto is an American retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Clarkson.[1]

Career

Otto began attending Clarkson University after being selected by the New York Rangers in the NHL Draft.[2] During his freshman season, he was selected to participate at the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3] In his time with Clarkson, Otto was a decent player, helping the team make the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore and nearly overcame a 4-goal deficit against Minnesota–Duluth in the quarterfinals.

Otto was named team captain in his senior season and led all defensemen in scoring. He was named an All-American and, while the team's regular season wasn't much different than years past, Clarkson defeated top-seeded Harvard to make their first championship game in fifteen years.[4] the Knights ultimately lost the match and did not receive an at-large bid to the national tournament. Otto finished out the year with a single game for the New Haven Nighthawks.

Rather than stay in North America, Otto travelled to the Netherlands to continue his hockey career. He joined the newly formed Rotterdam Panda's and helped the team win the Eredivisie championship in 1987. He played for HC Auronzo in the Italian second league the following season before returning to the Panda's and helping the club win two more championships in 1989 and 1990. Otto remained with the team for three more years before the closure of their home rink put the club in dire financial circumstances.

Otto returned as a player eleven years later in the Eerste Divisie, the semi-professional second Dutch league. part way through the next season he was sent down to the Tweede Divisie (Dutch third league) and continued to play at the level until the COVID-19 pandemic caused the league to suspended operations in 2020.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP GAPtsPIMGP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Northwood SchoolNY-HS ——————————
1982–83ClarksonECAC Hockey295101524—————
1983–84ClarksonECAC Hockey348192716—————
1984–85ClarksonECAC Hockey335101544—————
1985–86ClarksonECAC Hockey324283224—————
1985–86New Haven NighthawksAHL10000—————
1986–87Rotterdam Panda'sEredivisie——————————
1987–88HC AuronzoItaly 21714334712—————
1988–89Turbana Panda's RotterdamEredivisie4522396142—————
1989–90Gunco Panda's RotterdamEredivisie4312334562—————
1990–91Gunco Panda's RotterdamEredivisie249263528102352
1991–92Gunco Panda's RotterdamEredivisie29723302830006
1992–93Gunco Panda's RotterdamEredivisie22816241220000
2004–05Zoetermeer Panters IIEerste Divisie143811231234
2005–06Zoetermeer Panters IIEerste Divisie30000—————
2005–06The Outlaws ZoetermeerTweede Divisie23252—————
2006–07Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie119817021560
2007–08Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie14117181611120
2008–09Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie1442125420112
2009–10Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie84486—————
2010–11C. M. AmsterdamTweede Divisie4101211120
2012–13C. M. AmsterdamTweede Divisie73582—————
2013–14C. M. AmsterdamTweede Divisie82350—————
2015–16C. M. AmsterdamTweede Divisie94913621456
2016–17C. M. AmsterdamTweede Divisie1127916100014
2017–18Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie8481216—————
2018–19Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie9010102—————
2019–20Hijs Hokij Den Haag IIITweede Divisie1038116—————
NCAA totals 128226789108—————
Tweede Divisie totals 115401021427894121622

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1983United StatesWJC5th 7 3 1 4 20

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHCAEast Second-Team All-American1985–86[1]

References

  1. ^ ab"Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners"(PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^"Andy Otto". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^"Team USA - U20 World Championships 1983 - Player Stats". Quant Hockey. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^"Clarkson Men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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