Following four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Hotham attended Saint Mary"s University in Nova Scotia where he played college hockey in the Atlantic conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (Commonwealth of Independent States ).
He is currently playing with Welsh EIHL team Cardiff Devils. During his college career, he was named three times to the Commonwealth of Independent States All-Canadian First Team (2009, 2010 and 2011). During the 2012-2013 season, Hotham was loaned to the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL, from the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, where he helped the team advance to the Western Conference finals.
On June 23, 2013, Hotham signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with Düsseldorfer EG of the DEL.
