Career Regular Season Stats:
GP: 948 | G: 93 | A: 410 | P: 503 | +/-: +228 | H: 2271 | B: 1226

Career Playoff Stats:
GP: 151 | G: 22 | A: 64 | P: 86 | +/-: +8 | H: 381 | B: 210

Career Awards:
3x All-Star Team
2x Challenge Cup Champion (S42, S50)
2x Scott Stevens Trophy Nominee (S47, S48)
1x Anton Razov Trophy Nominee (S47)

The city of Calgary takes hockey extremely seriously and in the dragons franchise, to rise and be remembered as a great is no mean feat. Otis Driftwood on the other hand, made it look easy. A man who would be a Dragon lifer and lift the challenge cup twice, Driftwood never regretted a day he played and made sure his presence was always felt. While Season 42 was his first, Season 50 was his finest trophy, especially when he would challenge for the Playoff MVP award. Defencemen like him only come around once in a generation.

There are so many angles that I can take this entry. Driftwood is arguably one of the most treasured players that the Calgary franchise has ever had. I could talk about his two cup runs with the dragons, one of which almost won him playoff MVP. I could talk about his amazing assist numbers, how he was a mentor to younger players, how he changes the lives of so many people but… all of that wouldn’t do him justice.

Heck, it was Otis himself that christened Calgary’s new stadium “The Big Parm” after he, Mike Izzy and Esa Anrikkanen went out to dinner one night and they were eating Parm when they looked over the new stadium. The fact that the name stuck should be more than enough to recognise his legacy.

Thank you for all you’ve done Otis. Calgary and the League has a special place in its heart for you.

@Slappydoodle