Tottle then played one season in the Western Hockey League, followed by four seasons with Charlotte in the Eastern Hockey League. In his first two seasons with the Charlotte Clippers, he was named a first-team all-star in 1958–59, and 1959–60. In his third season in Charlotte, the team was renamed to the Charlotte Checkers, and Tottle was named its player-coach. He led the team to 25 wins in 64 games, but missed the playoffs. During his fourth season in Charlotte, Tottle played for the United States men's national ice hockey team in the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships. He later returned to his home state of Michigan, to play a final season with the Port Huron Flags in the International Hockey League in 1962–63.