Otto akatanga kupinda Clarkson University pashure pokusarudzwa neNew York Rangers muNHL Draft
. Mumwaka wake wekutanga, akasarudzwa kuti atore chikamu mu1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Munguva yake naClarkson, Otto aive mutambi akanaka, achibatsira timu kuti iite NCAA Tournament sechikoro chechipiri uye akapotsa akunda 4-goal deficit kurwisa Minnesota <unk> Duluth mumakota ekupedzisira.