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Joel Otto: Gentle Giant

Otto Leaves His Mark in Bemidji and the NHL

(Photo: Joel Otto, Courtesy of BSU Photo Services)

Otto Leaves His Mark in Bemidji and the NHL

Heather Rule chronicles his career from Elk River to the NHL via Bemidj State.

Article is from our February Hockey Day Minnesota special print/digital issue.

Heather's love for watching hockey started when the Minnesota Wild came to town in 2000. Before that, she caught a few Minnesota Moose games as a youngster, and more recently she's kept up with the Austin Bruins and Fargo Force. She's a freelance journalist who previously worked as a news reporter in Austin and Fergus Falls, Minn. She enjoys watching sports and closely follows the Wild, Minnesota Twins, IndyCar Series, tennis and prep sports. Heather keeps up her sports blog Thoughts from the Stands. You can follow her on Twitter/X @hlrule or Instagram @hlrule.

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