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)
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	1982–2020

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

Career

Otto began attending Clarkson University after being selected by the New York Rangers in the NHL Draft. During his freshman season, he was selected to participate at the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 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. 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	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Northwood School	NY-HS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey		29	5	10	15	24		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey		34	8	19	27	16		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey		33	5	10	15	44		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey		32	4	28	32	24		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Rotterdam Panda's	Eredivisie		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HC Auronzo	Italy 2		17	14	33	47	12		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Turbana Panda's Rotterdam	Eredivisie		45	22	39	61	42		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	Eredivisie		43	12	33	45	62		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	Eredivisie		24	9	26	35	28		10	2	3	5	2
1991–92	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	Eredivisie		29	7	23	30	28		3	0	0	0	6
1992–93	Gunco Panda's Rotterdam	Eredivisie		22	8	16	24	12		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Zoetermeer Panters II	Eerste Divisie		14	3	8	11	2		3	1	2	3	4
2005–06	Zoetermeer Panters II	Eerste Divisie		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	The Outlaws Zoetermeer	Tweede Divisie		2	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		11	9	8	17	0		2	1	5	6	0
2007–08	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		14	1	17	18	16		1	1	1	2	0
2008–09	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		14	4	21	25	4		2	0	1	1	2
2009–10	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		8	4	4	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	C. M. Amsterdam	Tweede Divisie		4	1	0	1	2		1	1	1	2	0
2012–13	C. M. Amsterdam	Tweede Divisie		7	3	5	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	C. M. Amsterdam	Tweede Divisie		8	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	C. M. Amsterdam	Tweede Divisie		9	4	9	13	6		2	1	4	5	6
2016–17	C. M. Amsterdam	Tweede Divisie		11	2	7	9	16		1	0	0	0	14
2017–18	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		8	4	8	12	16		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		9	0	10	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Hijs Hokij Den Haag III	Tweede Divisie		10	3	8	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				128	22	67	89	108		—	—	—	—	—
Tweede Divisie totals				115	40	102	142	78		9	4	12	16	22

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	United States	WJC	5th		7	3	1	4	20

Awards and honors

Award	Year
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1985–86

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database