▁j er sey ▁retired ▁by ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁B em id ji ▁State ' s ▁Athletics ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Cal g ary ▁Fl ames ▁ ▁Otto ▁was ▁never ▁draft ed , ▁and ▁upon ▁gradu ation , ▁sought ▁opportun ities ▁from ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( N HL ) ▁clubs . ▁The ▁teams ▁he ▁contact ed ▁offered ▁only ▁a ▁try - out , ▁some ▁ins isting ▁he ▁pay ▁his ▁own ▁way . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁his ▁agent ▁contact ed ▁Cl iff ▁F let cher , ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Fl ames , ▁who ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Mon ct on ▁Golden ▁Fl ames , ▁their ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( A HL ) ▁affili ate . ▁Otto ▁agreed , ▁scored ▁ 6 3 ▁points ▁in ▁ 5 6 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Fl ames ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 ▁A HL ▁season ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁with ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Blues . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁point , ▁an ▁assist , ▁against ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁two ▁night s ▁later ▁against ▁go alt ender ▁Dar ren ▁Eli ot ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings . ▁