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Joe Cirella

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1963 in Hamilton, Ontario

Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1981-82 18 Colorado Rockies NHL 65 7 12 19 0.29 7 0.11 57 10 90 7 -36 52 5 2 0 1 71 1.09 9.9
1982-83 19 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 0.15 2 2 2 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 3 1.50 0.0
1983-84 20 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 11 33 44 0.56 16 0.20 101 37 125 18 -43 137 5 6 0 0 156 1.97 7.1
1984-85 21 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 6 18 24 0.36 8 0.13 72 23 111 17 -45 141 4 2 0 0 97 1.47 6.2
1985-86 22 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 6 23 29 0.44 10 0.15 97 25 116 32 -12 147 4 2 0 0 89 1.35 6.7
1986-87 23 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 9 22 31 0.48 11 0.17 102 36 122 36 -20 111 3 6 0 0 115 1.77 7.8
1987-88 24 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 8 31 39 0.49 13 0.17 111 32 124 60 15 191 6 2 0 2 135 1.69 5.9
1988-89 25 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 3 19 22 0.28 7 0.09 61 5 142 72 -14 155 2 0 1 1 84 1.05 3.6
1989-90 26 Quebec Nordiques NHL 56 4 14 18 0.32 6 0.11 53 7 94 21 -27 67 3 1 0 0 76 1.36 5.3
1990-91 27 2 Teams NHL 58 3 10 13 0.22 5 0.08 55 15 95 28 -27 111 3 0 0 0 82 1.41 3.7
1990-91 27 Quebec Nordiques NHL 39 2 10 12 0.31 4 0.10 41 13 80 24 -28 59 2 0 0 0 60 1.54 3.3
1990-91 27 New York Rangers NHL 19 1 0 1 0.05 1 0.03 14 2 15 4 1 52 1 0 0 0 22 1.16 4.5
1991-92 28 New York Rangers NHL 67 3 12 15 0.22 5 0.08 57 6 61 21 11 121 2 1 0 0 58 0.87 5.2
1992-93 29 New York Rangers NHL 55 3 6 9 0.16 3 0.06 46 2 57 14 1 85 2 0 1 0 37 0.67 8.1
1993-94 30 Florida Panthers NHL 63 1 9 10 0.16 3 0.05 54 3 76 33 8 99 1 0 0 0 63 1.00 1.6
1994-95 31 Florida Panthers NHL 20 0 1 1 0.05 0 0.02 9 2 20 6 -7 21 0 0 0 0 13 0.65 0.0
1995-96 32 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 7 2 -3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.50 0.0
Career 15 Seasons NHL 828 64 211 275 0.33 96 0.12 879 205 1242 367 -201 1446 40 22 2 4 1082 1.31 5.9

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1987-88 24 New Jersey Devils NHL 19 0 7 7 0.37 -3 49 0 0 0 0 27 1.42 0.0
1990-91 27 New York Rangers NHL 6 0 2 2 0.33 2 26 0 0 0 0 4 0.67 0.0
1991-92 28 New York Rangers NHL 13 0 4 4 0.31 3 23 0 0 0 0 14 1.08 0.0
Career 3 Seasons NHL 38 0 13 13 0.34 2 98 0 0 0 0 45 1.18 0.0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Hamilton Tiger Cubs Minor-ON 21 5 26 31 1.48
1980-81 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 56 5 31 36 0.64 220
1981-82 18 Oshawa Generals OHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 0
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 13 55 68 1.21 110
1982-83 19 Canada WJC-A 7 0 0 0 0.00 6
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 5 3 8 11 2.20 10
1995-96 32 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 40 1 8 9 0.23 65
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie Germany 49 2 7 9 0.18 164
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie EuroHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season EuroHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season Germany 49 2 7 9 0.18 164
Career 1 Season IHL 40 1 8 9 0.23 65
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 3 8 11 2.20 10
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 21 5 26 31 1.48
Career 2 Seasons OHL 59 13 56 69 1.17 110
Career 1 Season OMJHL 56 5 31 36 0.64 220
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 0 0 0 0.00 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 11 0 2 2 0.18 41
1981-82 18 Oshawa Generals OHL 11 7 10 17 1.55 32
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals OHL 17 4 16 20 1.18 37
1995-96 32 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 20
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie Germany 4 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season Germany 4 0 0 0 0.00 8
Career 1 Season IHL 5 0 1 1 0.20 20
Career 2 Seasons OHL 28 11 26 37 1.32 69
Career 1 Season OMJHL 11 0 2 2 0.18 41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1984 NHL

Games Played

1987-88 NHL 80 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 80 (1)

Total Goals Against

1986-87 NHL 122 (8)
1987-88 NHL 124 (10)
1988-89 NHL 142 (8)
Career NHL 1242 (74)

Power Play Goals Against

1987-88 NHL 60 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 72 (2)
Career NHL 367 (59)

Transactions

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June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.

June 17, 1989: Traded to Quebec by New Jersey with Claude Loiselle and New Jersey's 8th round choice (Alexander Karpovtsev) in 1990 Entry Draft for Walt Poddubny and Quebec's 4th round choice (Mike Bodnarchuk) in 1990 Entry Draft, June 17, 1989.

January 17, 1991: Traded to NY Rangers by Quebec for Aaron Miller and NY Rangers' 5th round choice (Bill Lindsay) in 1991 Entry Draft, January 17, 1991.

June 24, 1993: Claimed by Florida from NY Rangers in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.

October 10, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, October 10, 1995.

December 1, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee (IHL) following release from Ottawa, December 1, 1995.