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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 Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 18 CLR NHL 65 7 12 19 7 -36 52 5 2 0 1 71 9.9
1982-83 19 NJD NHL 2 0 1 1 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1983-84 20 NJD NHL 79 11 33 44 15 -43 137 5 6 0 0 156 7.1
1984-85 21 NJD NHL 66 6 18 24 8 -45 141 4 2 0 0 97 6.2
1985-86 22 NJD NHL 66 6 23 29 9 -12 147 4 2 0 0 89 6.7
1986-87 23 NJD NHL 65 9 22 31 11 -20 111 3 6 0 0 115 7.8
1987-88 24 NJD NHL 80 8 31 39 13 15 191 6 2 0 2 135 5.9
1988-89 25 NJD NHL 80 3 19 22 7 -14 155 2 0 1 1 84 3.6
1989-90 26 QUE NHL 56 4 14 18 6 -27 67 3 1 0 0 76 5.3
1990-91 27 TOT NHL 58 3 10 13 4 -27 111 3 0 0 0 82 3.7
1990-91 27 QUE NHL 39 2 10 12 4 -28 59 2 0 0 0 60 3.3
1990-91 27 NYR NHL 19 1 0 1 1 1 52 1 0 0 0 22 4.5
1991-92 28 NYR NHL 67 3 12 15 5 11 121 2 1 0 0 58 5.2
1992-93 29 NYR NHL 55 3 6 9 3 1 85 2 0 1 0 37 8.1
1993-94 30 FLA NHL 63 1 9 10 3 8 99 1 0 0 0 63 1.6
1994-95 31 FLA NHL 20 0 1 1 0 -7 21 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1995-96 32 OTT NHL 6 0 0 0 0 -3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
Career NHL 828 64 211 275 93 -201 1446 40 22 2 4 1082 5.9

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1981-82 18 CLR NHL 65 0.11 0.18 0.29 0.11 0.80 1.09 5 9 14 5 57 10 90 7 -36 0.5 2.2 2.7
1982-83 19 NJD NHL 2 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.14 2.00 1.50 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 -2 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983-84 20 NJD NHL 79 0.14 0.42 0.56 0.19 1.73 1.97 9 26 35 12 101 37 125 18 -43 2.3 2.3 4.6
1984-85 21 NJD NHL 66 0.09 0.27 0.36 0.12 2.14 1.47 5 14 19 7 72 23 111 17 -45 0.8 1.4 2.2
1985-86 22 NJD NHL 66 0.09 0.35 0.44 0.14 2.23 1.35 5 18 23 8 97 25 116 32 -12 1.1 2.2 3.3
1986-87 23 NJD NHL 65 0.14 0.34 0.48 0.17 1.71 1.77 8 19 27 10 102 36 122 36 -20 1.7 1.5 3.2
1987-88 24 NJD NHL 80 0.10 0.39 0.49 0.16 2.39 1.69 7 26 33 11 111 32 124 60 15 1.8 5.0 6.7
1988-89 25 NJD NHL 80 0.04 0.24 0.28 0.08 1.94 1.05 2 16 18 5 61 5 142 72 -14 0.2 2.8 3.0
1989-90 26 QUE NHL 56 0.07 0.25 0.32 0.11 1.20 1.36 3 12 15 5 53 7 94 21 -27 0.5 1.2 1.7
1990-91 27 TOT NHL 58 0.05 0.17 0.22 0.08 1.91 1.41 3 9 12 4 55 15 95 28 -27 0.0 0.9 0.9
1990-91 27 QUE NHL 39 0.05 0.26 0.31 0.10 1.51 1.54 2 9 11 4 41 13 80 24 -28 0.3 -0.1 0.2
1990-91 27 NYR NHL 19 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.03 2.74 1.16 1 0 1 1 14 2 15 4 1 -0.2 1.0 0.7
1991-92 28 NYR NHL 67 0.04 0.18 0.22 0.07 1.81 0.87 3 11 14 5 57 6 61 21 11 0.0 3.7 3.7
1992-93 29 NYR NHL 55 0.05 0.11 0.16 0.06 1.55 0.67 2 5 7 2 46 2 57 14 1 -0.2 2.5 2.3
1993-94 30 FLA NHL 63 0.02 0.14 0.16 0.05 1.57 1.00 1 8 9 3 54 3 76 33 8 -0.4 4.1 3.7
1994-95 31 FLA NHL 20 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.01 1.05 0.65 0 2 2 1 9 2 20 6 -7 -0.3 0.8 0.5
1995-96 32 OTT NHL 6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.50 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 -3 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NHL 828 0.08 0.25 0.33 0.11 1.75 1.31 53 176 229 77 879 205 1242 367 -201 7.8 30.9 38.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 24 NJD NHL 19 0 7 7 -3 49 0 0 0 0 27 0.0
1990-91 27 NYR NHL 6 0 2 2 2 26 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
1991-92 28 NYR NHL 13 0 4 4 3 23 0 0 0 0 14 0.0
Career NHL 38 0 13 13 2 98 0 0 0 0 45 0.0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 16 Hamilton Tiger Cubs Minor-ON 21 5 26 31
1980-81 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 56 5 31 36 220
1981-82 18 Oshawa Generals OHL 3 0 1 1 0
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 13 55 68 110
1982-83 19 Canada WJC-A 7 0 0 0 6
1995-96 32 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 40 1 8 9 65
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie Germany 49 2 7 9 164
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie EuroHL 5 0 0 0 8
Career 1 Season EuroHL 5 0 0 0 8
Career 1 Season Germany 49 2 7 9 164
Career 1 Season IHL 40 1 8 9 65
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 21 5 26 31
Career 2 Seasons OHL 59 13 56 69 110
Career 1 Season OMJHL 56 5 31 36 220
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 0 0 0 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 17 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 11 0 2 2 41
1981-82 18 Oshawa Generals OHL 11 7 10 17 32
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals OHL 17 4 16 20 37
1982-83 19 Oshawa Generals M-Cup 5 3 8 11 10
1995-96 32 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 5 0 1 1 20
1996-97 33 Kolner Haie Germany 4 0 0 0 8
Career 1 Season Germany 4 0 0 0 8
Career 1 Season IHL 5 0 1 1 20
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 3 8 11 10
Career 2 Seasons OHL 28 11 26 37 69
Career 1 Season OMJHL 11 0 2 2 41

Similarity Scores

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Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Joe Cirella 6.7 4.6 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0
Adam Burt 91.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.7 0.1
Jay McKee 88.2 5.2 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 -0.3
Curtis Leschyshyn 87.8 6.3 5.4 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.1
Bryan Watson 87.3 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3
Igor Ulanov 86.8 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0
Ed Westfall 86.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7
Ken Daneyko 85.9 6.0 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.0
Darius Kasparaitis 85.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.0 -0.3
Frantisek Musil 85.6 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2
Fred Barrett 85.5 6.1 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Joe Cirella 6.7 4.6 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0
Adam Burt 91.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.7 0.1
Jay McKee 88.2 5.2 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 -0.3
Bryan Watson 87.3 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Igor Ulanov 86.8 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0
Curtis Leschyshyn 86.1 6.3 5.4 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.1
Darius Kasparaitis 85.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.0 -0.3
Ed Westfall 85.6 5.8 4.6 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2
Frantisek Musil 85.6 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2
Bob Plager 85.5 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0
Fred Barrett 85.5 6.1 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1984 NHL

Games Played

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

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1986-87 NHL 122 (8)
1987-88 NHL 124 (10)
1988-89 NHL 142 (8)
Career NHL 1242 (81)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1987-88 NHL 60 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 72 (2)
Career NHL 367 (61)

Defensive Point Shares

1987-88 NHL 5.0 (10)
      

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.

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