Joel Otto

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). 
==Playing career==
Big and bruising, Otto was particularly effective and probably best known as a shadow for provincial rival Edmonton Oilers center 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.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1980–81 	
Elk River Elks 	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	943 	195 	313 	508 	1936 	 	122 	22 	47 	74 	205
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==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===
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	Int'l totals	Int'l totals	43	9	9	18 	22
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1961
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Bemidji State Beavers players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Moncton Golden Flames players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:1998 Olympian
Category:Retired in 1998
Category:Undrafted