Joe Cirella
Joe Cirella | ||||||
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Born |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[1] | May 9, 1963|||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | |||||
Position | Defence | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
5th overall, 1981 Colorado Rockies | ||||
Playing career | 1981–1997 |
Joseph Cirella (born May 9, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in 828 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has additionally served as assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.[2] Cirella was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but grew up in Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Playing career
Cirella joined the
He was traded along with Claude Loiselle from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Walt Poddubny on June 17, 1989.[5]
Cirella played for the Rockies, Devils, Nordiques, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators during an NHL career that lasted 14 seasons. He scored the first goal, and also registered an assist on the game-winning goal in the 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game, played in his home arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1984. He was the last former Colorado Rockies player in the NHL at the time of his final game. He retired in 1997 after playing one year in Germany with the Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1979–80 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | Midget | 21 | 5 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1980–81 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 56 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 65 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | ||
1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 56 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 37 | ||
1982–83 | Oshawa Generals | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 79 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 66 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 66 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 191 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 49 | ||
1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 56 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 39 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | New York Rangers | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ||
1991–92 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 121 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
1992–93 | New York Rangers | NHL | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 63 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
1996–97 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 164 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 828 | 64 | 211 | 275 | 1448 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 98 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1983 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Coaching
After retiring as a player, Cirella served as an assistant coach with the NHL's Florida Panthers during the
Season | Team | League | Type |
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1997-98 | Florida Panthers | NHL
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Assistant Coach |
1998-99 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach |
1999-00 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach |
2000-01 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach |
2002-03 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach |
2003-04 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach |
2009-10 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | Defensive Consultant |
2010-11 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | Assistant Coach/Assistant GM |
2012–Present | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | Assistant Coach |
References
- ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
- ^ "Oshawa Generals Hockey Club - Joe Cirella". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Joe Cirella". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Devils Add Poddubny in One of 3 Trades," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, June 18, 1989. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "PANTHERS HIRE EX-DEFENSEMAN". Sun Sentinel. July 30, 1997. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
External links
- Joe Cirella's Hockey Camps
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database