Andy Otto

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Andy Otto
Born (1963-05-08) May 8, 1963 (age 58)
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Clarkson
New Haven Nighthawks
Rotterdam Panda's
HC Auronzo
Zoetermeer Panters II
The Outlaws Zoetermeer
Hijs Hokij Den Haag III
C.M. Amsterdam
NHL Draft 225th, 1982
New York Rangers
Playing career 19822020

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

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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
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Northwood School NY-HS
1982–83 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 295101524
1983–84 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 348192716
1984–85 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 335101544
1985–86 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 324283224
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 10000
1986–87 Rotterdam Panda's Eredivisie
1987–88 HC Auronzo Italy 2 1714334712
1988–89 Turbana Panda's Rotterdam Eredivisie 4522396142
1989–90 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam Eredivisie 4312334562
1990–91 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam Eredivisie 249263528102352
1991–92 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam Eredivisie 29723302830006
1992–93 Gunco Panda's Rotterdam Eredivisie 22816241220000
2004–05 Zoetermeer Panters II Eerste Divisie 143811231234
2005–06 Zoetermeer Panters II Eerste Divisie 30000
2005–06 The Outlaws Zoetermeer Tweede Divisie 23252
2006–07 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 119817021560
2007–08 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 14117181611120
2008–09 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 1442125420112
2009–10 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 84486
2010–11 C. M. Amsterdam Tweede Divisie 4101211120
2012–13 C. M. Amsterdam Tweede Divisie 73582
2013–14 C. M. Amsterdam Tweede Divisie 82350
2015–16 C. M. Amsterdam Tweede Divisie 94913621456
2016–17 C. M. Amsterdam Tweede Divisie 1127916100014
2017–18 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 8481216
2018–19 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 9010102
2019–20 Hijs Hokij Den Haag III Tweede Divisie 1038116
NCAA totals128226789108
Tweede Divisie totals115401021427894121622

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1983 United States WJC 5th731420

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [1]

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References

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  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 2018-09-17.